With this win, Auger-Aliassime reaches his sixth career Grand Slam quarterfinal, equaling his career-best run at Wimbledon.
He also becomes the third Canadian tennis player in history to achieve multiple singles quarterfinal appearances at the tournament, joining Milos Raonic and Robert Powell.
Auger-Aliassime will next face seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
Djokovic advanced earlier after surpassing Roger Federer for the most men's singles match victories in Wimbledon history. The upcoming opponents have split their two previous head-to-head meetings.
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The defeat ended Davidovich Fokina's bid for his first career Wimbledon quarterfinal and a maiden victory over a top-five opponent at a major tournament, concluding the best Grand Slam showing of his career.
