Auger-Aliassime sweeps Nishioka in 3 sets to begin play at French Open
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez posted comfortable wins in the opening round of the French Open on Monday in Paris.
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![Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal fired seven aces and won 84 per cent of his first serves in a three-set victory over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in a match marred by two rain delays. Canadian men's tennis player dressed in black and white adidas top and wearing yellow wrist bands, plays a backhand against his Japanese opponent in their French Open singles match at Roland Garros on May 27, 2024 in Paris.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7215985.1716825886!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/auger-aliassime-felix-240527-1180.jpg)
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez posted comfortable wins in the opening round of the French Open on Monday in Paris.