Felix Auger-Aliassime is the ATP 250 Adelaide champion! The Canadian ousted his coeval Sebastian Korda 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in an hour and 49 minutes, lifting his sixth ATP trophy at 24 and the primary since Basel 2023.
Each gamers wanted the title title badly! Felix couldn’t discover his type for a very long time regardless of taking part in within the Madrid Masters ultimate final yr. Alternatively, Korda underwent proper elbow surgical procedure final October and missed the closing phases of the season.
Sebastian reached the ultimate in his comeback match however didn’t go all the way in which. Thus, he skilled his second Adelaide ultimate loss after lacking a match level versus Novak Djokovic two years in the past.
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It may solely be one winner, and the Canadian took cost within the decider to emerge on the high. Felix took 25 factors greater than his rival due to a rock-solid efficiency in units one and three. Auger-Aliassime dominated along with his first serve and defended the second properly.
He saved 4 of 5 break factors and mounted the stress on the opposite facet. Korda prolonged the duel with a break within the second set however couldn’t rather more. The American struggled behind the second serve and dropped 43% of the factors in his video games.
Sebastian Korda & Felix Auger-Aliassime, Adelaide 2025© Stream screenshot
The 2nd seed performed towards ten break factors, defending seven however shedding floor within the decider. Felix defended break factors within the opening two service video games to keep away from an early setback. He stepped in on the return within the sixth recreation and secured a break at love for a 4-2 lead.
The Canadian held at love in recreation seven and made one other push on the return within the subsequent one. Korda saved two set factors and held, decreasing the hole to 5-3. Felix served for the opener in recreation 9 and held at love with a service winner for 6-3 in 39 minutes.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Adelaide 2025© Stream screenshot
They served properly early within the second set earlier than Sebastian erased two break factors within the fifth recreation. The American made his first push on the return at 4-3 and welcomed the rival’s forehand error for a break and the benefit.
Korda served for the set at 5-3 and seized the third set level, introducing a decider after an hour and 23 minutes. Auger-Aliassime made a contemporary begin and stored the whole lot underneath management, dropping just one level in 4 service video games!
Sebastian couldn’t comply with that tempo. He misplaced serve within the second recreation and saved a break level two video games later. The Canadian held at love in recreation 5 for 4-1 and broke at 15 within the subsequent one for a double break and an enormous benefit.
Felix served for the title at 5-1 and held at love with a strong serve, celebrating his first ATP title in virtually a yr and a half.
