By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, October 6, 2025
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Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti came through tight tests in Shanghai.
The pair will face off in the Rolex Shanghai Masters round of 16.
US Open semifinalist Auger-Aliassime won 30 of 39 first-serve points defeating Dutchman Jesper de Jong 6-4, 7-5.
The Canadian cracked seven aces and saved three of four break points in a one hour, 40-minute victory.
Auger-Aliassime has won 10 of his last 12 matches since the start of Cincinnati with his lone losses coming to No. 2 Jannik Sinner in the Cincinnati quarterfinals and US Open semifinals.
Next up for Auger-Aliassime is a showdown with Lorenzo Musetti with a quarterfinal spot on the line.
The eighth-seeded Musetti squeezed out a 7-5, 7-6(1) win over 26th seed Luciano Darderi in an all-Italian clash.
Musetti hit 11 aces against two double faults and denied six of eight break points. Musetti has won four of seven meetings vs. Auger-Aliassime, including a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory in Miami last March.