Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated JJ Wolf 6-4, 6-4 to win his second ATP Tour trophy at the Firenze Open on Sunday in Florence, Italy.
The Montreal native fired 11 aces, the last of which earned him the one-hour, 41-minute match. Auger-Aliassime, the tournament’s top seed, won 85 percent of her first serve points.
“I’m very happy, it never gets old to win. It always feels like the first time, it’s so special,” Auger-Aliassime said in a post-match interview.
“I am very happy because I came here [as] the first seed, I was the favorite in all my matches on paper. It’s never an easy position, so to go out and win my four games with confidence and conviction. It’s really good for my confidence.”
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Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime wins the Firenze Open
Auger-Aliassime picks up her second win of the year with a straight sets win in Italy.
He closed the tournament having lost his serve only four times in four games.
After receiving a bye in the second round, Auger-Aliassime defeated Oscar Otte, Brandon Nakashima and Lorenzo Musetti en route to the title match. His win over Otte was his only win to go beyond two sets.
—@felixtennis
The 22-year-old, currently ranked 13th in the world, will move up to No.10 on Monday after winning the title.
Auger-Aliassime had also won the Rotterdam Open in February.
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