Felix Auger-Aliassime’s singles stay at the Paris Olympics is off to a strong start.
After a 30-minute rain delay, the No. 13 seed won the first set 6-3 against Individual Neutral Athletes’ Daniil Medvedev (No. 4) on Wednesday.
If Auger-Aliassiame goes on to secure the win, it would be his first victory against Medvedev in seven meetings.
Midway through the first set, event staff rushed to cover Simonne-Mathieu Court with a tarp due to teeming rain. Before the delay, the 23-year-old was leading Medvedev 4-3 and 30-0 in the eighth game.
The Canadian breezed into the third round of men’s singles on Tuesday with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Maximilian Marterer of Germany.
Also on Wednesday, Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez lost 6-4, 6-0 in the women’s doubles tournament to Individual Neutral Athletes’ Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.