Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to Open Occitanie final

MONTPELLIER — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the Open Occitanie men’s tennis final.

The Montreal native defeated France’s Titouan Droguet 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the semifinals on Saturday.

Auger-Aliassime, the tournament’s top seed, went a second straight match without a double fault, firing 20 aces past his opponent.

He also converted three of his 10 break-point chances and had 47 winners to Droguet’s 30.

Droguet had 14 aces to three double faults but failed to break on any of this three opportunities.

Auger-Aliassime will seek his first title of 2026 when he takes on France’s Adrian Mannarino on Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2026.

The Canadian Press