Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third of the Indian Wells tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia’s Adam Walton on Saturday.
The Richmond Hill, Ont., native went 5-for-6 on his break point opportunities and won 67 per cent of his first-serve points.
Shapovalov held Walton to just two break point conversions on 10 chances and the Australian only won 55 per cent of his first-serve points.
Earlier, Felix Auger-Aliassime fell 6-4, 6-2 to Jenson Brooksby of the United States in second-round action.
The Montreal native had just two aces and three double faults and failed to break on his two chances. He also won 67 per cent of his first-serve points.
Brooksby, meanwhile, had one ace and three double faults but went 3-for-6 on break point opportunities. He also won 79 per cent of his first-serve points.
Auger-Aliassime, who had a bye into the second round, was coming off a final appearance at the Dubai Tennis Championships last week.
Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., is also set to play in women’s singles action against Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian on Saturday.
