Auger-Aliassime defeats American Kovacevic to win Open Occitanie men’s title

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada plays a backhand return to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated American Aleksandar Kovacevic to win the Open Occitanie men’s tennis tournament Sunday.

The second-seeded Auger-Aliassime, of Montreal, took the victory 6-2, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2). He registered 19 aces and also won 78 per cent of his first serves in the final of the ATP 250 event, which lasted two hours 39 minutes.

Auger-Aliassime converted on two-of-three break points to earn his second title of the season and seventh overall. The Canadian won the Adelaide International event in January and improved his record to 10-2 this season.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 2, 2025.