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 limited break chances allowed him to win the match in just 82 minutes. He will face Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the final, aiming to win his first title of the year.
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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