Match Report
\n Auger-Aliassime successfully defends Montpellier crown, sets Canadian title record<\/p>\n
25-year-old downs Mannarino, passes Raonic for most Tour titles won by a Canadian<\/p>\n
February 08, 2026<\/p>\n
Sylvain Thomas\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime in action against Adrian Mannarino on Sunday in Montpellier.
\n By Andy West<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a>, back to raising the roof. <\/p>\n The top seed downed home favourite Adrian Mannarino<\/a> 6-3, 7-6(4) on Sunday afternoon to successfully defend his crown at the Open Occitanie<\/a> in Montpellier. Auger-Aliassime did not face a break point in a 96-minute win to secure his ninth tour-level title, and his eighth on indoor hard courts. <\/p>\n FAAbulous title defence \u2705@OpenOccitanie<\/a> | #OpenOccitanie26<\/a> | @felixtennis<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IoUusPDBlC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) February 8, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cAdrian is always a very tough opponent to play, for all players, I think,” said Auger-Aliassime in his on-court interview. “That\u2019s why myself and all our peers on Tour have so much respect for him and the challenge he poses on the court. I knew it was going to be a tough match today, so I\u2019m very happy. It\u2019s amazing emotions to win again here. I\u2019m thrilled with my whole week and especially today.\u201d <\/p>\n After defeating Stan Wawrinka<\/a>, Arthur Fils<\/a>, Titouan Droguet<\/a> and Mannarino to go back to back in Montpellier, Auger-Aliassime moved clear of Milos Raonic<\/a> to set a new record for the most Tour titles by a Canadian in the Open Era. Auger-Aliassime has now won 89 tour-level matches indoors this decade, the most of any player. <\/p>\n Having retired from his first-round match at the Australian Open<\/a> due to cramp, Auger-Aliassime will now head to the ABN AMRO Open<\/a> in Rotterdam full of confidence following his Montpellier bounceback. Before he steps on court in the Netherlands, he will on Monday rise two spots to No. 6 in the PIF ATP Rankings. <\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime rode a fast start to the first set of Sunday\u2019s final in the south of France. The 25-year-old won the first eight points to assume control and closed out the set with his second break of Mannarino\u2019s serve in the ninth game. <\/p>\n The second set was a hard-fought affair dominated by serve. Auger-Aliassime carved out the first break point of the set at 5-4, 30\/40, which doubled as a championship point. Mannarino fended it off with an unreturnable serve, but Auger-Aliassime later reeled off five consecutive points from 2\/4 in the tie-break to complete a straight-sets win and take a 2-1 lead in the pair\u2019s Lexus ATP Head2Head series. <\/p>\n As it so often is when he competes indoors, Auger-Aliassime\u2019s serve was the foundation of his final victory. He finished the match having won 87 per cent (39\/45) of points behind first serves, according to Infosys ATP Stats, a number which was boosted by 13 aces. <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n