The others are Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin del Potro - who both had to beat Federer in their finals - and Marin Čilić.
'I actually thought about him this morning, and thought how cool it would be if I win here, where he won 10 times,' Auger-Aliassime said of Federer.Įvery winner of the Swiss Indoors from 2006 up to this edition also has a US Open title. Federer announced his retirement last month at age 41 because of persistent knee injuries. 8 birthday with Swiss great Roger Federer who had intended to return to tournament play at his hometown event. The 22-year-old Canadian shares the same Aug. He extended his winning streak to 13 matches. The ninth-ranked Auger-Aliassime added the Basel title to wins in the last two weeks at Florence, Italy, and Antwerp, Belgium. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserįelix Auger-Aliassime wins Swiss Indoors 3rd title of monthīASEL, Switzerland - Felix Auger-Aliassime won his third straight title in October, beating Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday.Īuger-Aliassime went through his five matches at Basel without dropping serve, and he saved all three break points Rune had.
