Felix Auger-Aliassime was delighted after he defeated JJ Wolf in straight sets by 6-4, 6-4 to win the Florence title on Sunday. The Canadian was at his best throughout the tournament as he lost only one set throughout the week.
The top seed was able to break the American service in the third game of the opening set and from there on dominated his opponent. The Canadian fired 11 aces throughout the match and got 85% of the first serve in.
Subsequently, the youngster broke Wolf’s serve in the fifth game of the second set and finished off the game in one hour and 41 minutes.
“It never gets old. Winning, it always feels like the first time,” Auger-Aliassime said in his on-court interview. “It’s so special to win, especially here. I had a fantastic week and it’s been amazing.”
With this win, Felix has boosted his chances of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals, which will be played in Turin from November 13. Felix revealed that his plan is to play every week to better his odds of qualifying.
“The plan right now is to play every week, to play in Antwerp, Basel and Paris because there are still tournaments to play and the Race is very close,” Auger-Aliassime said.
“There [are] players like Taylor [Fritz] and Andrey [Rublev], and many others are competing hard right now to try and qualify, so I’m going to try to put myself in the best position possible to try and make it to Turin.”
The 22-year-old from Montreal revealed that he tries to win the big tournaments and wants to give his best.
“Every final is tough, it’s the two best players of the week,” Auger-Aliassime said. “Of course you try to win more than you lose the finals and that’s why I came out here today ready to give everything. We had some very tough rallies in the second set, feeling tough physically. But you keep pushing, try to keep the level high.
“But there’s no magic. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but of course I’m really happy because I came here [as] the first seed. I was the favourite in all of my matches on paper. It’s never an easy position, so to come out and win my four matches with confidence and conviction, it’s really good for my confidence.”
