Tennis·ROUNDUP

Canada's Auger-Aliassime tops Guinard to advance to European Open quarter-finals

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his berth in the quarter-finals of the European Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Manuel Guinard of France on Thursday. Elsewhere, fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the Guadalajara Open after falling to Jessica Pegula of the United States.

Fellow Canadian Andreescu falls to Pegula in round of 16 at Guadalajara Open

Canada's Auger-Aliassime reacts during a victory over Manuel Guinard of France on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the European Open. (@EuroTennisOpen/Twitter)

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his berth in the quarter-finals of the European Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Manuel Guinard of France on Thursday.

The second-seeded Montreal native is coming off a victory at the Firenze Open, where he captured his second ATP Tour trophy.

Auger-Aliassime will meet Great Britain's Daniel Evans in Friday's quarter-finals. The fifth-seeded Evans beat Frenchman Constant Lestienne 6-2, 6-1 in the round of 16.

Meanwhile, fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., will face Australia's Alex de Minaur on Friday in the quarter-finals of the Stockholm Open.

Shapovalov won his first and only ATP Tour title in Stockholm in 2019.

WATCH | Auger-Aliassime keeps on winning:

Andreescu eliminated from Guadalajara Open

Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the Guadalajara Open on Thursday, after a 6-4, 6-4 loss to American Jessica Pegula in the round of 16 on Thursday.

Eugenie Bouchard and Rebecca Marino were ousted in the second round, while Leylah Fernandez exited with a first-round loss on Monday.

WATCH | Andreescu ousted in round of 16:

Bianca Andreescu exits the Guadalajara Open in the round of 16

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Duration 3:21
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was eliminated by American Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-4 in the Guadalajara Open round of 16.

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