Andrey Rublev tops Felix Auger-Aliassime to win Open 13 for ninth ATP title
Second-seeded Andrey Rublev beat No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6 (4) to win the Open 13 tournament Sunday, clinching his ninth career title and first in almost a year.
Since winning in Rotterdam in March last year, Rublev had lost three finals. He improved to 5-0 in indoor finals and 9-5 overall, while Auger-Aliassime dropped to 1-9 in finals.
Auger-Aliassime, 21, of Canada, arrived in southern France in top form after beating Rublev in the semifinals and then upsetting top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 in the Rotterdam final last Sunday. It was his first title after losing his previous eight finals.