Overview

• Auger-Aliassime beat Jiri Lehecka 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-2 to claim the BNP Paribas Fortis European Open title in Brussels.
• The victory is his eighth ATP title and makes him the first man to win the European Open more than once, tying Milos Raonic for the most titles by a Canadian man in the Open Era.
• The result moves him to ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, now 330 points behind Lorenzo Musetti in the fight for Nitto ATP Finals qualification.
• In a serve-dominant final lasting two hours 34 minutes, he hit 17 aces and saved all three break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
• The Brussels win extends his late-season resurgence on indoor hard courts, where he owns the most victories since 2020, following a US Open semifinal and a Shanghai quarter-final run.