Geoff Burke/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The story of Juan Ponce de León searching for a fountain of youth in Florida may be apocryphal, but this week at the men’s event of the Miami Open, there seems to be something revitalizing in the water.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, an 18-year-old Canadian qualifier, is the youngest man to reach the semifinals in the tournament’s history. And his compatriot and friend Denis Shapovalov, 19, will seek to join him in the semifinals when he faces the American Frances Tiafoe, 21, in a quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon.
Auger-Aliassime, ranked 57th, booked his spot in the semifinals with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over 11th-seeded Borna Coric on Friday night.