Felix Auger-Aliassime secured a spot in the title game after defeating top seed Holger Rune in the semifinals. Auger-Aliassime's strong service game and previous victory in last year's final propelled him to a 6-3, 6-2 win. He will face Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the final.
Auger-Aliassime advanced to the title game with a 6-3, 6-2 semifinal win over top seed Holger Rune of Denmark on Saturday.
The six-seeded Auger-Aliassime used a strong service game — firing five aces and winning 82 per cent of his first serves— to make short work of world No. 6 Rune.The semifinal, which lasted just 82 minutes, was a rematch of last year's final, which Auger-Aliassime won 6-3, 7-5. Auger-Aliassime's opponent on Sunday will be Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, who downed France's Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 in Saturday's other semifinal.The 23-year-old Auger-Aliassime won four ATP tournaments, including the Swiss Indoors, in 2022, but he has yet to win a title this year and his world ranking has dropped from a career-high sixth to 19th.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2023.
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