Canada's Auger-Aliassime cruises past Musetti to reach Firenze Open final

Top-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the men's singles final at the Firenze Open with a straight-sets semifinal win over third-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Saturday in Florence, Italy.

The 22-year-old from Montreal won the match 6-2, 6-3 and will face American J.J. Wolf in the final.

Aliassime took control of the opening set, hitting 85 per cent on his first serves while registering two service breaks. He continued his domination in the second, finishing up with eight aces while hitting on 88 per cent of his first serves.

Musetti was a stellar 83 per cent on first serves but was broken three times overall by the Canadian on seven attempts. Aliassime also won 60 points, compared to 43 for his opponent and captured nine service game while Musetti had five.

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"We started the match really good, at a very high level," Auger-Aliassime said. "He was playing amazing tennis and I thought, `I'm going to need to play my best tennis in order to win.'

Wolf dispatched Sweden's Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 in their semifinal contest Saturday.

"I haven't been in a final before. I'm just going to keep working on the things I've been working on and not worry about the result," Wolf said.

Florence is hosting a tour-level event for the first time since 1994.