Felix Auger-Aliassime found a way to beat the heat in a hurry on Tuesday.
The Canadian breezed into the third round of men’s singles at the Olympics with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Maximilian Marterer of Germany on a very hot day in Paris.
The match was completed in just over an hour.
The No. 13 seed at the Olympics, Auger-Aliassime has achieved some of his best results this year on clay.
The Canadian advanced to the round of 16 at the French Open on the same Roland-Garros courts and also reached the final of an ATP Masters 1000 event on clay in Madrid.
Meanwhile, Canada’s Leylah Fernandez couldn’t derail a successful retirement tour for Angelique Kerber.
The German star, who has announced she is retiring after the Olympics, advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Fernandez on Tuesday at Roland-Garros.
The third-round exit was the same spot where Fernandez’s run ended at the French Open at the same venue a few months ago.
Kerber, 36, is a three-time Grand Slam winner. She broke Fernandez seven times.
