Auger-Aliassime outlasts Ofner in Japan to reach 1st quarterfinal since May
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Sebastian Ofner of Austria, both coming off exhausting opening-round singles victories in the Japan Open Tennis Championships, went head-to-head in a battle of the fittest Tuesday night. And the eighth-ranked Canadian prevailed.
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![Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, seen above in August, beat Austria's Sebastian Ofner in straight sets on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open. A tennis player hits a shot.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6999809.1697635157!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/auger-aliassime-felix-101823.jpg)
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Sebastian Ofner of Austria, both coming off exhausting opening-round singles victories in the Japan Open Tennis Championships, went head-to-head in a battle of the fittest Tuesday night. And the eighth-ranked Canadian prevailed.