Felix Auger-Aliassime: When the button opens
Felix Auger-Aliassime rides the wave of success. At the ATP 500 event in Basel, the Canadian celebrated his third title in three weeks. The 22-year-old seems to have found a new favorite surface on indoor hard court.
by Michael Rothschädl
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Nov 01, 2022, 01:34 pm
Felix Auger-Aliassime has achieved something this year that could turn out to be very important for the further career of the 22-year-old. After losing eight ATP finals before winning his first title, the knot burst at the night of the world rankings at the beginning of the year. At the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam, the Canadian got his long-awaited first success at ATP level. Almost three years after Felix Auger-Aliassime had reached a final on the ATP tour for the first time.
Although no further title was to follow for Auger-Aliassime for more than half a year, the Canadian, who had to accept an extremely bitter second-round defeat at the US Open, now seems to have finally hit the button. The 22-year-old has been unbeaten for three weeks now. With its dense program, this means: Auger-Aliassime is three titles heavier. With the ATP 500 event in Basel, where the Canadian triumphed in two sets against Holger Rune in the final, Rotterdam came full circle.
Auger-Aliassime has good cards for Turin
In view of the excellent condition, the night of the world rankings should definitely have bigger goals in mind: namely the ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris-Bercy. The Canadian could also compete there for the first time at the Masters 1000 level. The events in the second largest category have so far been a tough one for Auger-Aliassime. That could now change in the French capital. Because: the Canadian is currently playing on indoor hard courts like from another planet. World number one Carlos Alcaraz had to acknowledge that twice without envy.
In general, the current high could ensure a very special season finish for Felix Auger-Aliassime. The 22-year-old is currently leading the race for one of the last remaining tickets for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin - where of course indoor hard court is also played. With a decent performance in Paris, the Canadian would be through - and should be involved in the big season finale of the best players of the year for the first time. And could very quickly climb into the circle of co-favourites. Because on the way to three ATP titles, the world ranking night only had to give up three sentences in the past few weeks. A statement.