Caruso Ends Felix's Season In Sofia

Salvatore Caruso earned one of the biggest wins of his career on Wednesday, upsetting second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Sofia Open quarter-finals.

"Felix is a great champion," Caruso said of the World No. 21. "For me it's a really good win and it's just something I will bring with me. This season is almost over, but of course for the next one as well."

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The 27-year-old Italian is into his second ATP Tour quarter-final. His first came in Umag last year. At that event, he defeated then-World No. 14 Borna Coric. In Sofia, he saved all six break points he faced to beat Canadian star Auger-Aliassime.

"I think I played a really solid match. My serve was very solid today, I got a lot of points when my first serve was in. I was feeling very confident with my serve, but also with my strokes from the baseline. I think that was the difference," Caruso said. "I didn't make many mistakes on the court."

Auger-Aliassime's season ends with a 23-19 record. He reached three ATP Tour finals (Rotterdam, Marseille, Cologne).

Caruso will next play former World No. 7 Richard Gasquet, who eased past #NextGenATP Czech Jonas Forejtek 6-4, 6-2. The Frenchman is pursuing his first ATP Tour title since 's-Hertogenbosch in 2018.

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