(Belga) The final of the Open 13 Provence promises to be explosive on Sunday. The title at the ATP 250 tennis tournament in Marseille (hard / 545,200 euros) will be played between the Russian Andrey Rublev (ATP 7 / N.2) and the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, 9th player in the world and seeded N.3.
“FAA”, which finally unlocked its counter by winning in Rotterdam last week after losing eight finals, validated its ticket for the final by defeating Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin (ATP 163). The right-hander from Montreal, 21, won 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5) after 2:27 of play. At the start of the program, Rublev disposed of Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi (ATP 69 / N.9) in three sets and 1h51 of play: 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. The 24-year-old Muscovite will play his 14th victory on the circuit, having won 8 titles. This will be the 4th opposition between the two players, the Russian leading two wins to one but lost last week in the semi-finals in Rotterdam after three hung sets. (Belga)
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