Andrey Rublev edges Felix Auger-Aliassime in Marseille to claim ninth title

Andrey Rublev won his ninth career title on Sunday by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) in the Marseille final.

Champ feels 🔥

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— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 20, 2022

The Russian, ranked seventh in the world, took revenge on the Canadian who won their meeting in the Rotterdam semi-final last week on the way to a first career title, after losing all eight previous finals he had played.

“I’ve had two good weeks,” said the Canadian. “I hope to win more titles.”

Hey, at least one of us won’t have baggage weight issues in the airport😉😅

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— Félix AugerAliassime (@felixtennis) February 20, 2022

Rublev has now won all the five hard-court finals he has contested but has had a bad run over the last 12 months.

Since winning in Rotterdam last March, Rublev had lost finals in Monte-Carlo, Cincinnati and Halle.