Three years after making his ATP main draw debut in Rotterdam, Felix Auger-Aliassime's career came full circle when he lifted his maiden tour title with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Greek top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final on Sunday.
“It's been not the smoothest road since my first final three years ago,” Auger-Aliassime said in his on-court interview following the win.
“It's been an amazing day for me to get this first title and especially here, (where) I've done my first ATP main draw a couple years ago so I guess it's right that I get my first ATP title here.
“Thank you for making it a special week that I will remember for the rest of my life. It's the happiest day of my career and hopefully this is the first of many to come.”
The third-seeded Auger-Aliassime hit seven aces and won 93 per cent of his first serve points. He did not face a single break point across the one hour, 18 minute match.
Tsitsipas was unusually poor on his serve with four double-faults and only 31 of 55 first serves landing in. His second serve let him down, too, and he won only 33 per cent of points on it.
It was Auger-Aliassime's third win in eight matches against Tsitsipas.
