Canada's Auger-Aliassime scores 2nd-round win at Dubai Tennis Championships
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Portugal's Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Auger-Aliassime broke Borges late in the third set before sealing the win with his ninth ace.
The world No. 21 converted three of 10 break chances while saving four of six against him.
It was Auger-Aliassime's first career meeting with Borges, the world No. 38, on the ATP Tour.
Auger-Aliassime will next face Marin Cilic of Croatia, who defeated Australia's Alexei Popyrin 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
The 24-year-old Canadian is chasing his third ATP title this season, having won last month in Adelaide, Australia, and Montpellier, France.
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Wimbledon champ out of Indian Wells
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from next month's tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami due to a back injury that has kept her out of action since November.
The world No. 16, a surprise champion at the All England Club last year, sustained the injury during the Tour's Asian swing of tournaments and appeared hampered by it at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, where she reached the semi-finals.
The 29-year-old Czech skipped the Australian Open Grand Slam in January, saying she needed more time for her injury to heal.
Austria's Julia Grabher will take Krejcikova's place in the main draw at Indian Wells, which begins on March 5, organizers said. The Miami tournament starts March 18.
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