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Auger-Aliassime Wins Brussels Title to Bolster ATP Finals Chase

The win lifts him to ninth in the Race to Turin.

Overview

  • The Canadian edged Jiri Lehecka 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-2 in the European Open final in Brussels.
  • He struck 17 aces and saved all three break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
  • He failed to convert two championship points in the second-set tiebreak before controlling the deciding set.
  • The result moves him to ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, about 330 points behind Lorenzo Musetti with Basel and Paris ahead.
  • It is his eighth ATP title, tying Milos Raonic for the most by a Canadian in the Open era, and he is the tournament’s first two-time champion.