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Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open. Auger-Aliassime defeated Britain's Dan Evans in straight sets 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday at the Grand Slam event.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Auger-Aliassime defeated Britain's Dan Evans in straight sets 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday at the Grand Slam event.

He will face the winner of the third-round match between Russia's Andrey Rublev and Croatia's Marin Cilic.

The 21-year-old Auger-Aliassime also made it to the fourth round at Melbourne Park last year.

Auger-Aliassime and Evans had played once before, with the Briton winning at Melbourne 2 Australia in 2021.

Canada's Denis Shapovalov earlier earned a spot in the fourth round of the Australian Open by beating American Reilly Opelka.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 22, 2022.

The Canadian Press