(Newport) The favorite of the Newport tournament, Félix Auger-Aliassime, will have to wait a little longer to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Posted at 9:00 p.m.
His duel against Australian Jason Kubler was suspended in the third and final set when the score was 6-4, 3-6 and 6-5 in favor of the Quebecer on Wednesday.
Boasting a bye to the second round, the world No. 9 clash was two hours and 36 minutes away against the 102e world racket.
In the quarter-finals, the winner will cross swords with the eighth seed, James Duckworth. The Australian disposed of Frenchman Quentin Halys in three sets earlier in the day on Wednesday.
Duckworth, 74e world racket, won in two hours.
Auger-Aliassime is recovering from a first-round loss at Wimbledon against American Maxime Cressy. Like the English Grand Slam tournament, the Rhode Island tournament is played on grass.