After experiencing major disappointment at his home tournament, Felix Auger-Aliassime is back on the winning track south of the border.
The Canadian, seeded second, advanced to the round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo on Tuesday.
Auger-Aliassime withdrew from the National Bank Open presented by Rogers earlier this month in Montreal just hours before his scheduled first match because of a back injury suffered in practice.
The Montreal native has rebounded with a pair of wins at this ATP Masters 1000 event, the second in a row on the tour schedule.
Auger-Aliassime broke Cerundolo, the world No. 51, in the final game of the first set and then rolled to a convincing second-set triumph.
The Canadian won a commanding 90 per cent of points when he got his first serve in.
Auger-Aliassime will next face the winner of an all-American match between No. 16 seed Learner Tien and No. 17 Frances Tiafoe.
