![]() ![]() But after the victory, they FaceTimed father Sam Aliassime back home in Quebec, in a private moment before the trophy ceremony behind the venue’s temporary stands. His mother, Marie Auger, was on hand along with longtime coach Frédéric Fontang. Poised throughout, there was only one moment when Auger-Aliassime let the emotions flow. And I can now just play even more freely when it comes to these last matches in the tournament, those finals in the future.” “Of course I’m happy, but I think that the relief is even bigger just because I heard about it so many times - trust me - and it’s not easy,” Auger-Aliassime said in a post-match Zoom conference. The sound you heard was a massive weight falling off the 21-year-old Canadian’s broad shoulders. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 to win the Rotterdam Open in the Netherlands on Sunday. The ninth was the charm, as the Montreal native dominated world No. Félix Auger-Aliassime’s faith that his first career ATP Tour title would come one day was shaken but never deterred, after eight unsuccessful attempts in finals.
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