Auger-Aliassime, Diallo advance to Cincinnati Open third round; Fernandez exits
The 23rd-seeded Auger-Aliassime won 6-2, 7-6 (3) over Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry, and fellow Montrealer Diallo, the 30th seed, defeated Argentina's Sebastian Baez 7-5, 6-4.
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