Auger-Aliassime dispatches Gasquet to reach European Open final

ANTWERP, Belgium — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has reached his second consecutive ATP tennis final.

The 22-year-old from Montreal edged Richard Gasquet of France, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) in Saturday's semifinals of the ATP 250 European Open.

The second-seeded Auger-Aliassime will play American Sebastian Korda for his third ATP title on Sunday. Korda defeated Dominic Thiem of Austria in Saturday's other semifinal.

Auger-Aliassime is coming off his second ATP Tour victory last weekend at the Firenze Open, where he defeated J.J. Wolf of the U.S. in the final.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2022.