Canadian tennis players Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov advanced to the semifinals of their respective ATP 250 tournaments with wins on Friday.

Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final four of the European Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (6) win over American qualifier Eliot Spizzirri.

Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., won his quarterfinal match at the Stockholm Open against Swedish wild card Elias Ymer 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1.

In Brussels, Auger-Aliassime won when he clinched the second-set tiebreaker with his 11th ace of the match.

The second-seeded Canadian cruised through the first set, breaking Spizzirri’s serve twice while not facing break point himself.

Spizzirri proved a much tougher opponent in the second set and had two set points in Game 12 before Auger-Aliassime comp

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