{"id":460432,"date":"2026-02-07T21:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460432\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T21:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:09:12","slug":"canadas-auger-aliassime-advances-to-open-occitanie-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460432\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s Auger-Aliassime advances to Open Occitanie final"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canada’s F\u00e9lix Auger-Aliassime is off to the Open Occitanie men’s tennis final after beating France’s Titouan Droguet 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the semifinals on Saturday.\n<\/p>\n

Montreal native defeated France\u2019s Droguet in Saturday\u2019s semifinal<\/p>\n

The Canadian Press \u00b7 Posted: Feb 07, 2026 3:43 PM EST | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago<\/p>\n

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\"ACanada’s F\u00e9lix Auger-Aliassime serves during a match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2026. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake\/The Associated Pres)<\/p>\n

Canada’s F\u00e9lix Auger-Aliassime is off to the Open Occitanie men’s tennis final.<\/p>\n

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

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

He also converted three of his 10 break-point chances and had 47 winners to Droguet’s 30.<\/p>\n

Droguet had 14 aces to three double faults but failed to break on any of this three opportunities.<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime will seek his first title of 2026 when he takes on France’s Adrian Mannarino on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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