Félix Auger-Aliassime plays a forehand return to Brandon Nakashima during their men's singles match on day 7 of the French Open tennis tournament.ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images
Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of men’s singles at the French Open, while Victoria Mboko was eliminated in a third-round women’s match Saturday.
The fourth-seeded Auger-Aliassime from Montreal prevailed 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) over No. 31 Brandon Nakashima in a match that ended well after midnight at Roland-Garros and lasted three hours 48 minutes.
Auger-Aliassime seeks to advance past the fourth round at the clay-court Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
The Canadian’s next opponent is unseeded Alejandro Tabilo of Argentina.
Victoria Mboko in action during her third round match against Madison Keys during the French Open in Paris, Saturday.Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
The 19-year-old Mboko from Burlington, Ont., bowed out in three sets to American Madison Keys.
Keys prevailed 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 over the ninth-seeded Canadian.
Mboko trailed 4-2 in the third set, but worked her way back into contention to get to 5-5.
Mboko had serve to force a tiebreaker, but she was broken by the 19th-seeded Keys in the match that lasted two-and-a-half hours.
Keys will face 25th seed Diana Shnaider of Russia in the fourth round.