Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime booked a French Open last-16 clash against Carlos Alcaraz after sweeping past Ben Shelton of the United States on Saturday.
The 21st-seeded Canadian cantered to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 win over his 15th-ranked opponent in a tie held over from Friday.
Auger-Aliassime reached the fourth round in Paris in 2022 when he lost in five sets to Rafael Nadal.
The 23-year-old holds a 3-2 career lead over world number three Alcaraz although the two men have never met on clay.
Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev beat Tomas Machac in four sets on Saturday to reach the last 16 for the third time in his career.
Medvedev won 7-6 (7/4), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 against the world number 34 from the Czech Republic and will play Alex de Minaur or Jan-Lennard Struff for a spot in the quarter-finals.
“It was a very hard match,” said Medvedev. “I’m happy I stayed consistent despite some tough moments in the third set.”
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