Tennis

Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia’s Adam Walton on Saturday in California.

Richmond Hill, Ont.’s Shapovalov will next face world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz on MondayThe Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 08, 2025 7:01 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Denis Shapovalov, pictured on Feb. 27, held Australia’s Adam Walton to just two break point conversions on 10 chances during his 6-3, 6-2 second-round win at the Indian Wells tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia’s Adam Walton on Saturday in California.

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.

He will next face world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Monday.

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., lost a three-hour, 13-minute women’s singles match against Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian on Saturday night.

The Canadian won the first set 7-5, then lost 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Both players finished with three aces. Fernandez had two double faults, 24 unforced errors and 21 winners. Cristian had five double faults, 16 unforced errors and seven winners.