Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has added another title to his name, winning the European Open in Belgium on Sunday.
The 25-year-old Canadian topped Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic 7-6(2), 6-6(7), 6-2 to win the hard-court ATP 250 tournament in Brussels.
Auger-Aliassime, seeded No. 2 at the tournament, fired 17 aces across the two-hour 34-minute match and won 79 per cent of his first-serve points.
He remained in control despite dropping the second set, converting two of his six break-point chances across the match and not allowing Lehecka a break-point opportunity.
“It’s the final, so we put everything on the line,” Auger-Aliassime said. “I feel like we were both extremely focused from the beginning. It was a high level for two sets, then you don’t know how things can go.”
“But I’m obviously glad.”
Auger-Aliassime victorious for 2nd time at European Open in Brussels
The victory marks Auger-Aliassime’s eighth career title and his third of the year, coming after he started off 2025 with January victories in Montpellier, France, and Adelaide, Australia.
He’s now tied with Milos Raonic for the most singles titles among Canadian men in the Open era.
Auger-Aliassime is currently ranked 13th in the world, down from the No. 6 spot he held in November 2022.
