Brussels
\n Auger-Aliassime fuels Turin chase with Brussels triumph<\/p>\n
Canadian is ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin<\/p>\n
October 19, 2025<\/p>\n
Belgaimage<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime captures his third ATP Tour title of the season in Brussels.
\n By Jerome Coombe<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> took the long road to victory on Sunday, but he did so in style to capture the title at the BNP Paribas Fortis European Open<\/a> in Brussels.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old Canadian outlasted Jiri Lehecka<\/a> 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-2 to firmly reignite his bid to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>. Auger-Aliassime couldn’t convert two championship points in the second-set tie-break, but ultimately regrouped to carve out a clinical win for his third ATP Tour title of the season.<\/p>\n FAAbulous \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<\/p>\n 2022 champion @felixtennis<\/a> becomes the first player to win multiple titles in tournament history at the @BNPPFEUOpen<\/a>#BNPPFEuropeanOpen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1u1ily1kE8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) October 19, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the final, so we put everything on the line. I feel like we were both extremely focused from the beginning,\u201d said Auger-Aliassime. \u201cIt was a high level for two sets, then you don\u2019t know how things can go\u2026 But I\u2019m obviously glad.\u201d<\/p>\n With his two-hour, 34-minute victory, Auger-Aliassime jumped to ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, narrowing the gap to Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> to just 330 points as the battle for the season finale heats up. However, he will like his chances during the European indoor swing.<\/p>\n The triumph marks Auger-Aliassime\u2019s eighth ATP Tour title \u2014 tied with Milos Raonic<\/a> for the most among Canadian men in the Open Era \u2014 and his sixth on indoor hard courts. He owns the most wins on indoor hard courts (76) since the start of the 2020 season, highlighted by consecutive titles at the ATP 500 in Basel.<\/p>\n In a serve-dominated final in Brussels, Auger-Aliassime was able to lean on his trademark first-serve power and razor-sharp groundstrokes to regroup in the deciding set. Across the final, he hit 17 aces and saved all three break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats.<\/p>\n \u201cI have so much respect for him as a person, as a player,\u201d Auger-Aliassime said of Lehecka, whom he leads 2-1 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. \u201cHe\u2019s a great guy. Since he\u2019s been on Tour, we\u2019ve gotten along very well, so credit to him and his team, they do a fantastic job.\u201d<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime\u2019s 2025 campaign has been a rollercoaster. After roaring into the season with titles in Adelaide and Montpellier, a dip in form midway through the year raised questions. But since late summer, he has looked rejuvenated \u2014 reaching the US Open<\/a> semi-finals and Shanghai quarter-finals before his run to a second title at the Belgian ATP 250.<\/p>\n For Lehecka, it was a familiar heartbreak on Belgian soil. The 23-year-old Czech, who lost last year\u2019s final when it was held in Antwerp, couldn\u2019t capitalise on the stretch of big hitting that led him into a third set.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n