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AUGER-ALASSIMIM imposes its Indoor power in Montpellier

The Canadian looks for his second 2025 ATP Tour title

January 31, 2025

Felix Auger-Aliassime perfectly includes the laws of the covered track and this week has an impeccable opportunity to prove it. The Canadian reached this Friday the semifinals of the Open Occitanie of Montpellier for the second consecutive season, confirming a moment of star in the ATP 250 Galo.

No. 23 of the PIF ATP Rankings tempered a solid match, defeating the Chinese Bu Yunchaokete 6-4 to seal his pass to the penultimate round of the tournament. The Canadian exhibited a total control of the times with his service, connecting 11 aces until he touched the victory without granting a single breakdown option to his rival. A manga break was sufficient for the American marked the necessary differences in this quarterfinal duel.

“My game is more orderly,” said Auger-Aliasmeme when asked about his new approach in 2025. “I feel that last year he connected great blows, but there were also times when he made many mistakes. Now I have achieved two victories in two Sleeves.

AUGER-ALIASSIME continues to draw a sensational start of the season. The Canadian, who has won seven of the nine games played this course, conquered the sixth ATP Tour title of his career in Adelaida in the first week of the year and hopes to maintain that line of play on his first visit to Europe of 2025.

Now, the Canadian faces the decisive rounds of the painting with a certainty in the hands: to be one of the most experienced players in the tournament. AUGER-ALIASSIME will play the penultimate Ronda de Montpellier before No. 131 JESPER World of Jong, who resisted 7-6 (5), 6-4 before the fifth favorite Tallon Griekspoor to reach the first semifinal ATP Tour of his career.

“We know each other well, that is never simple, … but I really wanted to face him,” said De Jong. “It’s No. 1 in the Netherlands and the pressure was on his side. I had nothing to lose, I was prepared and wishing to jump on track.”

In an edition full of great talents, the upper part of the painting continues to keep the main candidate for the Gallic trophy. Andrey Rublev’s first head also advanced when he won 5-2 and his rival, Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, had to retire due to injury. No. 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings arrived at this event as a guest and without triumphs in the year, and now it has ensured to fight at its end No. 27 at the ATP Tour.

The 16-time circuit champion will now measure the American Aleksandar Kovacevic, who surprised 6-3, 6-2 to the two-time Alexander Bublik champion. After overcoming the previous phase, No. 102 of the world has confirmed its great present beating the fourth series head in just one hour and 16 minutes.

This Saturday in the Sud of France Arena de Montpellier, the current No. 83 of the live ranking will be playing its second semifinals of the ATP Tour (also in Seoul 2022) and looking for the first classification of his career to a final.

Open Occitanie is one of the most classic events of the European covered track season. Held in the city of Lyon from 1987 to its transfer to Montpellier in 2012, the tournament has a large honor box in which great champions such as Pete Sampras, Alex Corretja, Alexander Zverev or Jannik Sinner.

Did you know that …?
Felix Auger-Aliassime has won five ATP Tour Tour Titulos Tour throughout his sports career, becoming one of the most respected players of the circuit in this type of courts. The Canadian, who is already one step away from competing for the Cup in the indoor De Montpellier has previously triumphed in the covers of Rotterdam, Basel, Florence and Antwerp.