Favorite Félix Auger-Aliassime reached the final in Florence by winning 6-2 and 6-3 ahead of the third seed, the Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
In the final match, the 22-year-old Quebecer will face American JJ Wolf. He beat Sweden’s Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4.
Auger-Aliassime is 13th in the world, Wolf 75th. This will be their very first match.
“A final is never easy,” said Auger-Aliassime, quoted on the ATP website. JJ plays excellent tennis, including serving. It can be very tight. I will work on my returns and I will be ready for a good battle. »
A victory for the Quebecer would bring him back to the top 10 of the ATP.
Author of the three breaks of the match against Musetti, Auger-Aliassime also had the advantage 8-3 for the aces.
The Canadian hit 85 percent of his serves in the first set, then 88 percent of those in the second set.
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