Has been Happy Auger-Also who has managed to impose his streak against a Holger Rune who lost the papers in the most decisive moment of the final. With a serious and concentrated version, the Canadian worked the points to perfection to go from defense to attack, standing out, of course, with his serve. Felix takes the title in the ATP Basilea 2022 beating Rune with a score of 6-3 and 7-5 in 1 hour and 40 minutes of meeting, putting his qualification for the ATP Finals very much in the face.
Fast-paced from the start, Holger was trying to score points from the return, but the reality is that both started quite focused on this area of the game. The Canadian began to stand out in the fifth game of the final, after signing a down the line backhand with which he gained the necessary energy to fight and break the service of his rival. The first services were the main trick of Felix, who put the 4-1 in the light. He was able to do even more damage on the Auger-Aliassime marker, though Rune knew how to defend himself with his serve.
Felix takes the battle on the net
The Canadian made only 2 unforced errors against 12 winners. Although Rune held back, the Dane didn’t show the same freedom to dominate on court. In the network Felix commanded clearly combining the left ones with the occasional shot.
Auger-Aliassime continued in the second set making use of that down the line backhand that had worked so well for him in the first set. Despite this. Holger was getting out of the way as best he could. The world number 25 reached his only option until the moment to take the lead in the partial, but Felix closed all the doors again with a solid version from the bottom of the court, although Rune was already beginning to gain confidence going up to the net .
As in his duel with Carlos Alcaraz, Auger-Aliassime tried to subtract from the feet to gain as much time as possible and go on the attack. With the score 2-1 for Holger, without a break, the Dane asked for medical assistance.
The serve comes to the rescue of Felix
Holger had two more chances to break and serve for the set, but Auger-Aliassime took his time stopping the Dane with aces. The temperature of the match increased in recent games with Rune accusing Mohamed Lahyani of having spoiled the match by not saving the point due to a player’s gesture. By saying it in a bad way, Holger received a warning from the chair umpire. With all this situation, Felix had gotten the break he needed to win.
