Canadian teen Auger-Aliassime advances to Lyon semifinals
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LYON, France (AP) Fourth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime hit 11 aces in a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Steve Johnson on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Lyon Open.
The Canadian teenager will face top-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili - who defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-4 at the clay-court tournament, which serves as a warmup for the French Open.
In the other semifinal, Taylor Fritz will be up against Benoit Paire.
Fritz earned 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4 win over second-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut and Paire upset third-seeded Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4).
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