
Canada’s Auger-Aliassime falls short of third title in 2025 with loss in Dubai final
DUBAI — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime fell short in earning a third ATP Tour title in 2025 on Saturday, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Greece’s StefanosTsitsipas in the Dubai Tennis Championships final.
The Montreal native was ahead 3-2 in the opening set, but the turning point came in the seventh game when Tsitsipas won five straight points from 40/0 to break Auger-Aliassime’s serve and run away with the first set.
In the second set, Auger-Aliassime saved two break points in the third game, but was unable to convert the three he created. After tying it at 3-3, he surrendered the final three games to Tsitsipas.
The 24-year-old Auger-Aliassime had four aces to two double faults and won 71 per cent of his first-serve points. He failed to break on all seven of his chances.