Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has secured a spot in the final of the European Open after defeating Belgium’s Raphael Collignon in the semifinals of the tennis tournament. Auger-Aliassime showcased a strong performance, firing eight aces and only committing one double fault while winning an impressive 78% of his first-serve points. He capitalized on one of his three break-point opportunities during the one-hour, 45-minute match. In contrast, Collignon managed five aces but struggled with four double faults and failed to create any break-point chances in the loss.
Auger-Aliassime, seeded second, is set to face off against third-seeded Jiri Lehecka of Czechia in the final showdown on Sunday.
Meanwhile, in a separate event, Canada’s Denis Shapovalov fell short of advancing to an ATP title match after being defeated by Norway’s Casper Ruud in the semifinals of the Stockholm Open tennis tournament. Shapovalov, the third seed, delivered six aces and four double faults, managing to break his opponent once out of five opportunities. On the other hand, Ruud, the second seed, had two aces and double faults each and successfully converted three out of six break-point chances. Ruud is now set to compete against France’s Ugo Humbert in the final following Humbert’s advancement due to a walkover against top-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark, who suffered an injury during the second set.