BASEL - Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals with straight-set wins at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday.

Auger-Aliassime, the 2022 and 2023 champion, fired 28 aces in a 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5) win over Croatia’s Marin Cilic.

The Montreal native won 96 per cent of points on his first serve and didn’t face a break point.

Shapovalov posted a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over France’s Valentin Royer, striking 11 aces.

The Richmond Hill, Ont., product broke the Frenchman three times and won 76 per cent of first-serve points.

Auger-Aliassime next faces American Ben Shelton or Spain’s Jaume Munar, while Shapovalov meets Joao Fonseca of Brazil.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2025.

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