Paris Soir - Auger-Aliassime thanks new bride after lifting Brussels ATP title

NYSE - LSE

SCS	0.19%	15.87	$
RBGPF	0%	76	$
CMSC	-0.34%	23.59	$
CMSD	-0.34%	23.82	$
NGG	0.53%	75.14	$
RYCEF	-2.61%	14.95	$
RELX	0.29%	44.3	$
AZN	0.38%	82.03	$
GSK	1%	46.82	$
BCC	2.94%	70.41	$
BCE	-1.7%	22.29	$
RIO	-3.65%	67.89	$
JRI	-1.31%	13.7	$
VOD	-1.61%	11.2	$
BTI	1.02%	52.98	$
BP	0.71%	35.12	$

Auger-Aliassime thanks new bride after lifting Brussels ATP title

SPORTS 19.10.2025

Auger-Aliassime thanks new bride after lifting Brussels ATP title / Photo: VIRGINIE LEFOUR - Belga/AFP

Felix Auger-Aliassime thanked his new bride after he beat Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (8/6), 6-2 to lift the Brussels ATP 250 title on Sunday.

Text size:

The 25-year-old from Quebec won his eighth ATP title here -- his third this season after Montpellier and Adelaide.

Neither of these powerful servers conceded a break during the first two sets.

But the Czech Lehecka, who also lost in the final last year, saved two match points in the deciding game of the second set before being broken twice in the final set.

"It’s my first tournament as a married man, and I’m leaving with the trophy — I guess I have to give a bit of credit to my wife for this win," he said after marrying a month ago.

Auger-Aliassime married showjumper Nina Ghaibi in Morocco two weeks after making the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Next up for the winner is the ATP 500 in Basel to try for the world top-8 Masters at the end of the year.

He stands ninth just 340 points behind Lorenzo Musetti, who stands in the eighth qualifying spot for the ATP Finals.

M.Michel--PS

Featured

Thunder roll Clippers to stay unbeaten as SGA keeps streak alive

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kept his remarkable scoring streak alive as the Oklahoma City Thunder came from behind to extend their unbeaten start to the NBA season with a 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.

Ex-France lock Willemse challenges Meafou to become 'the bully'

Former France lock Paul Willemse says his successor at international level Emmanuel Meafou can become "the bully" the team needs as Les Bleus prepare to host South Africa in the Autumn Nations Series on Saturday.

Ukrainians to honour sporting dead by building country they 'died for': minister

Ukraine's sports minister Matviy Bidnyi has told AFP that despite Russian forces still occupying Ukrainian territory three years after they invaded he is focusing on helping build the country that more than 600 athletes and coaches killed in the conflict "dreamed of and died for".

Injured Jordie Barrett to miss rest of All Blacks tour

Centre Jordie Barrett will fly home Wednesday after being ruled out of the rest of New Zealand's northern hemisphere tour with injuries suffered in the Test against Ireland.