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David Fleming

Quarter-final proves a road too hard for de Minaur

Big-serving American Ben Shelton has brought Alex de Minaur's hard-court winning streak to a shuddering halt, cruising to a straight-sets victory in their Canadian Open quarter-final.

Shelton won the first clash between the pair, beating the Australian ninth seed 6-3 6-4 in Toronto on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).

The fourth-seeded American left-hander was pretty much invulnerable on serve, rocketing down 11 aces to just one from de Minaur.

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