Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors tennis title. Auger-Aliassime plays Poland's Hubert Hurkacz during their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Keystone, Georgios Kefalas
BASEL, Switzerland – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors tennis title.
Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, completed the victory in one hour 52 minutes.
It was his first ATP Tour title of the season.
The 23-year-old Auger-Aliassime won four tournaments last year and reached a career-high sixth in the world rankings.
But injuries have been a problem at times this season and his ranking fell to No. 19.
The 11th-ranked Hurkacz has won two titles this year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 29, 2023.
