Canada's Auger-Aliassime ousted in straight sets at Madrid Open

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 25, 2025 10:09 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is retired of the Madrid Open aft a straight-set nonaccomplishment to Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 7-6 (7), 6-4, successful the Round of 64 connected Friday.

Auger-Aliassime, seeded 18th and past year's tourney runner-up, fired 8 aces and won 86 per cent of his second-serve points but besides committed 3 treble faults, was breached erstwhile and failed to person immoderate of his 5 interruption chances.

Cerundolo advances to look ninth effect Daniil Medvedev successful the 3rd round.

In the women's draw, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was scheduled to conscionable 10th effect Elena Rybakina aboriginal Friday successful second-round action.

Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, returned to WTA 1000 contention this week aft a six-month interruption to absorption connected her health.

She opened with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph implicit American McCartney Kessler connected Wednesday.