Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime won his second tennis title on Sunday by beating American JJ Wolf by an ace in Florence, Italy.
Auger-Aliassime defeated Wolf 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 41 minutes at the UniCredit Firenze Open, an ATP 250 tournament.
“It never gets old. Winning, it always feels like the first time,” Auger-Aliassime said in his on-pitch interview. “It’s very special to win, especially here. I’ve had a fantastic week and it’s been incredible.”
The no. The 13th player in the world beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Rotterdam Open final in February for the 22-year-old’s first career title.
His two titles have been won indoors and came after losing nine straight finals during his career. It is his third final in 2022.
Auger-Aliassime’s service was spot on throughout the game, but especially so in the second set, where he served seven of his 11 aces, including the last one that flew past Wolf’s right.
He didn’t make a single double fault in the last set and only had one break point in the match.
Auger-Aliassime broke just four serves at the Florence tournament, dropping just one set en route to the title.
The 23-year-old American Wolf is ranked 75th in the world.
The ATP Tour website said Auger-Aliassime will return to the top 10 rankings on Monday. When he reached that mark in August, the highest rank was eight.