Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime breezes into semifinals of Adelaide International

Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International with a straight sets win over Marcos Giron of the United States on Wednesday.

The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal will face top-seed Tommy Paul of the U.S. in the semifinal of the Australian Open tune-up.

Auger-Aliassime won 7-6(3), 6-3 over Giron on the strength of superior serving.

The Canadian had 11 aces to Giron's two and took 80 per cent of first serve points won to Giron's 65.

Auger-Aliassime, ranked 29th in the world, seeks a sixth career win on the ATP Tour.

Paul, ranked 11th, has won four tournaments with his most recent in Stockholm in October.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to Adelaide semifinals with win over Giron

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Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime beats American Marcos Giron of the United States 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International. The fifth seeded Canadian will face top seed Tommy Paul of the United States in the semifinals.