Canada's Shapovalov advances with 2nd-round win at Indian Wells

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 08, 2025 7:01 PM EST | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Canada's Denis Shapovalov precocious to the 3rd of the Indian Wells tennis tourney with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph implicit Australia's Adam Walton connected Saturday.

The Richmond Hill, Ont., autochthonal went 5-for-6 connected his interruption constituent opportunities and won 67 per cent of his first-serve points.

Shapovalov held Walton to conscionable 2 interruption constituent conversions connected 10 chances and the Australian lone won 55 per cent of his first-serve points.

Earlier, Felix Auger-Aliassime fell 6-4, 6-2 to Jenson Brooksby of the United States successful second-round action.

The Montreal autochthonal had conscionable 2 aces and 3 treble faults and failed to interruption connected his 2 chances. He besides won 67 per cent of his first-serve points.

Brooksby, meanwhile, had 1 ace and 3 treble faults but went 3-for-6 connected interruption constituent opportunities. He besides won 79 per cent of his first-serve points.

Auger-Aliassime, who had a bye into the 2nd round, was coming disconnected a last quality astatine the Dubai Tennis Championships past week.

Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., is besides acceptable to play successful women's singles enactment against Romania's Jaqueline Cristian connected Saturday.