Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Adelaide International on Friday, defeating top-seeded American Tommy Paul in the semifinals. Auger-Aliassime returns the ball to Britain's Jack Draper during their Davis Cup group stage finals match in Manchester, Eng., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mike Egerton/PA via AP
Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Adelaide International on Friday, defeating top-seeded American Tommy Paul in the semifinals. Auger-Aliassime returns the ball to Britain's Jack Draper during their Davis Cup group stage finals match in Manchester, Eng., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mike Egerton/PA via AP
Adam PeckADELAIDE - Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Adelaide International on Friday, defeating top-seeded American Tommy Paul in the semifinals.
The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal won in a gruelling three-set battle, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4, that lasted two hours and 45 minutes.
Auger-Aliassime won 74 per cent of his first-serve points to Paul’s 69 per cent and earned his second career win over the 12th-ranked American, having also beaten him at Indian Wells in 2023.
"It was a battle. It was about physical effort, mental effort, because it was a match with lots of ups and downs,†said Auger-Aliassime.
“I feel like it was not the best level from both players but sometimes matches are like this. You have to battle with what you have and find a way through, and I’m really happy I did today.â€
Auger-Aliassime will face No. 2 seed Sebastian Korda of the U.S. in Saturday's final.
Auger-Aliassime, ranked 29th in the world, is aiming for his sixth career title on the ATP Tour and his first since 2023.
The Adelaide tournament is a warm-up for the Australian Open, which begins this weekend. Auger-Aliassime is set to face Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round of the Grand Slam event.
This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published Jan. 10, 2025.
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