Australia’s Alex de Minaur eased past top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in a 6-3 6-2 win to clinch his first indoor title on the ATP tour at the Rotterdam Open on Sunday, snapping the Canadian’s eight-match win streak in a 78-minute contest.
De Minaur, who lost the Rotterdam Open final in the last two editions, finally won the trophy to claim his 11th title on the tour.
De Minaur frustrated Auger-Aliassime, landing backhand winners near the baseline away from the Canadian. The Australian got a decisive break to go 4-2 up, which helped him secure the first set.
Two-time U.S. Open semi-finalist Auger-Aliassime, sixth in the global rankings, committed 12 unforced errors in the second set as De Minaur broke twice and won the match point with a perfect ace.- Reuters
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