The 23-year-old Canadian, who did not face break point in the match, won the first 10 games before Marterer won his only game of the match in the second set
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in action during his match against Maximilian Marterer of Germany, at the Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris, on July 30,Auger-Aliassime put Marterer away in 63 minutes after picking up his sixth break of the match in the final game.
Winning the match quickly will handy, as Auger-Aliassime was scheduled to join Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski for a first-round mixed doubles match against Britain’s Heather Watson and Joe Salisbury later Tuesday. Kerber picked up her seventh break of the match to go up 4-2 in the second set, then clinched the victory on her first match point with a forehand winner.
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