'Winning never gets old' - Felix Auger-Aliassime, Andrey Rublev win titles to boost ATP Finals hopes

Felix Auger-Aliassime described his Firenze Open victory as “so special” as he boosted his hopes of qualifying for the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Auger-Aliassime beat JJ Wolf 6-4 6-4 in the final to win his second career title. Ad The victory moves him up into the final qualifying place in the Race to Turin standings.

Tennis'Go to Bahamas and just do nothing' – Kyrgios hints at early retirementYESTERDAY AT 12:06 «It never gets old. Winning, it always feels like the first time,» said Auger-Aliassime, who is up to No. 8 in the world rankings.

«It's so special to win, especially here. I had a fantastic week and it's been amazing.» Auger-Aliassime lost just one set on his way to victory in Florence. He has a 180-point lead over Taylor Fritz in the Race to Turin standings but knows there are opportunities for movement with three weeks of the regular season remaining.

«The plan right now is to play every week, to play in Antwerp, Basel and Paris because there are still tournaments to play and the race is very close,» he said. «There [are] players like Taylor and Andrey [Rublev], and many others are competing hard right now to try and qualify, so I'm going to try to put myself in the best position possible to try and make it to Turin.» Kyrgios hints at early retirement 21 bagels, 10,000 points: Swiatek hits fresh landmarks Auger-Aliassime looked in impressive form at the Firenze Open, dropping serve just four times throughout the week. After losing his first service game of the final against Wolf, Auger-Aliassime did not face another break point.