Swiss Indoors Auger-Aliassime to face Rune in final

BASEL: Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his marauding run at the 2022 Swiss Indoors Basel, beating Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets in the first semifinals on Saturday. Taking on the World No. 1 for the second time this year, the Canadian scored a 6-3, 6-2 victory in emphatic fashion to book his spot in the summit clash.

Alcaraz, considered by many to be the favorite to win the title in Basel, started the contest rather well, holding his first three service games alongside Auger-Aliassime. However, a break of serve to love late in the set was enough to give the World No. 9 a 5-3 lead, which he capitalized on by holding his own serve and taking the set.

The second set was a more straight-forward affair, with Felix Auger-Aliassime breaking the Spaniard's serve early to race to a 3-1 lead. From there on, the 22-year-old did not let go, breaking Alcaraz's serve once more for good measure and holding all his remaining service games to take home the victory.

Auger-Aliassime will face Holger Rune in the title clash on Sunday. Rune beat 6th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6) in the second semifinal.

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