Canada's Auger-Aliassime comes up short in Marseille Open final
Russia's Rublev defeats Montrealer in straight sets Sunday
Felix Auger-Aliassime's win streak came to an end Sunday with a straight sets loss to Andrey Rublev of Russia in the final at the Open 13 Provence.
Rublev, the No. 2 seed, downed the 21-year-old Canadian 7-5, 7-6(4).
The third-seeded Auger-Aliassime fired 12 aces and saved 7-of-11 break points across the one hour, 56 minute match.
The 24-year-old Rublev won 71 per cent of his first serve points and saved 2-of-5 break points en route to clinching the title at the ATP 250 hard-court event.
Auger-Aliassime, who hails from Montreal, beat Rublev last week in the semifinals at the Rotterdam Open.
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The Canadian said this week's match had some similarities but he wasn't able to turn his game around in the second set.
"I had a set point but it wasn't enough," Auger-Aliassime said. "He played well. Overall, I think he played a better match. He deserved to win today."
In Rotterdam, Auger-Aliassime went on to beat top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the final and win his first title on the ATP Tour.
"For my part, it's been a great two weeks that I'll keep in mind and remember for awhile," Auger-Aliassime said. "My first title was very special but then to go on and show great things again, back-to-back, and to make another final, it's an amazing start to the year. So hopefully I can consolidate on that for the future."
