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Canada's Auger-Aliassime Powers Past Musetti to Reach Shanghai Masters Quarterfinals
Auger-Aliassime won in straight sets with six aces and a 76% first-serve point win rate to equal his career record against Musetti at four wins each.
- On Wednesday, Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals, The Canadian Press reported.
- Struggling with fitness, Lorenzo Musetti has faced fitness and form issues, causing inconsistent results since his strong clay-court season.
- Auger-Aliassime's serving dominated the stats with six aces, 76 per cent first-serve points, and three break conversions, evening his career head-to-head with Musetti at four wins each.
- The win leaves Felix Auger-Aliassime, 25, as the last Canadian in Shanghai after Montreal native Gabriel Diallo fell in the Round of 16; he now faces Arthur Rinderknech, France.
- Both players were aiming to boost their ATP Finals bids in Turin, and now Felix Auger-Aliassime carries momentum as he targets the season's final stages.
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The 25-year-old Quebecer won a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Lorenzo Musetti.
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