Auger-Aliassime, a matter of confidence

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If we were asked in December about who would be the best player of the first two in the 2025 calendar, there would probably have been more than twenty names before that of Felix Auger-Aliassime. And it wouldn't have been personal, but the impressions left by the Canadian the previous season were those of a completely blocked athlete, affected by injuries, and in a rather low emotional moment. Today, that same man is the leader on the circuit in victories (16), finals reached (3), and titles won (2). Figures that obviously only cover what has happened this season. A radical change that both the player and us celebrate, lacking new dangers that could shake up the bipartisanship within the tour.

Looking at the six tournaments he has played in 2025, the truth is that no one comes close to those performance levels: champion in Adelaide, second round at the Australian Open (lost to Davidovich), champion in Montpellier, first round in Rotterdam (retired against Vavassori), semifinals in Doha (lost to Rublev), and, currently, finalist in the ATP 500 in Dubai. Almost twenty matches in the first two months of competition, which are usually not the busiest. A promising start to the calendar that has put Félix in a state of grace, hence his happiness a few minutes ago when he reversed the situation against Quentin Halys to make it to a new final.

“Honestly, I'm not sure how to explain it, today I had to give my all to end up winning in three sets,” commented the World No. 21 on Tennis TV. “In fact, throughout the week, I've only won matches in the third set, there hasn't been an easy match, but one gets used to making that journey every day. In these semifinals, maybe we both felt a bit tired due to the workload of the whole week, but the only thing you can do in that situation is to stay positive; in the end, it's something that can happen to anyone. These battles are the ones that taste the best, the days where achieving victory becomes more challenging. Right now, I'm very happy, looking forward to tomorrow,” assessed the 24-year-old tennis player.

TOUGHENING UP

Beyond the 16 victories he has accumulated between January and February, it is also interesting to note how they were achieved. For example, it's striking that only four have been in straight sets. This places Felix on an even higher level, as the example helps understand how mentally strong he is becoming even when the match gets tough. This week, all his victories came in the deciding set: Alexander Bublik (7-6, 6-7, 6-3), Nuno Borges (4-6, 6-3, 7-5), Marin Cilic (6-4, 3-6, 6-2), and Quentin Halys (5-7, 6-4, 6-3). He will arrive tired tomorrow for the grand final, whether it's against Tsitsipas or Griekspoor, but Felix from Montreal takes that as a given.

“It's never easy to reach these advanced rounds, much less in a tournament like this, but it must be acknowledged that for him (Halys) too, it must have been very tough, as he started from the qualifying rounds, that's two more matches than me,” Félix compared to his last opponent. “In my case, I know that I've been playing many matches this season, last week we were already in Doha and reached the semifinals, so it's completely understandable that we are a bit exhausted on a day like today. It's a challenge that concerns us all equally, and that's precisely where the interest lies, to see which of the two players is able to adapt better to the conditions presented on that particular day. It's never easy, but I've been building some confidence that helps me find the solution in those moments,” concluded a man who will be seeking the eighth individual title of his career this Saturday.

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