Auger-Aliassime upends top-25 foe

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime picked up his second win over a top-25 player this season with a 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4 win over South Korea’s Hyeon Chung on Wednesday at the Chengdu Open. The 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime, a lucky loser in Chengdu, had 11 aces and converted three of 10 break-point opportunities against Chung, ranked 23rd in the world and seeded second at the Chinese tournament. Auger-Aliassime will face Australia’s Bernard Tomic in the quarter-finals. The Canadian teen is ranked 147th on the ATP Tour. In other results in Chengdu, Portugal’s Joao Sousa beat Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (0). Meanwhile, in Shenzhen, China, Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka upset Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., was seeded sixth.