15 February,2022 09:36 AM IST | Netherlands | AP
Felix Auger-Aliassime with the World Tennis Tournament trophy on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images
Felix Auger-Aliassime captured his maiden ATP Tour title at the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Sunday. Competing in his ninth tour-level final, the third seed stepped up and handled the pressure, overcoming Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 in 78 minutes to triumph in ATP 500 tournament.
Auger-Aliassime, who edged Andrey Rublev in three sets to reach the championship match, was relentless from the start against the Greek in a dominant performance. Auger-Aliassime, 21, fired his aggressive groundstrokes through the court and targeted the World No.4's backhand from the baseline to great effect to earn the biggest win of his career.
"It has not been the smoothest road since my first final three years ago," Auger-Aliassime said. "It is an amazing day for me to get my first title and especially here. I played my first ATP main draw here a couple of years ago, so it is right I won my first title here."
Novak Djokovic held on to the World No.1 spot ahead of Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday.
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