Auger-Aliassime Fires Into Third Rotterdam Final

By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, February 14, 2026
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Felix Auger-Aliassime continues to take flight indoors.

Montpellier champion Auger-Aliassime destroyed Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-2 in a 54-minute thrashing to land his third career Rotterdam final.

It is the eighth straight win for Auger-Aliassime, who registered his first Top 10 win of the season.

The 2022 Rotterdam champion Auger-Aliassime flew into his 22nd career final. A dominant force indoors, Auger-Aliassime has won an ATP-best 93 matches indoors since the start of the 2020 season.

Last week, Auger-Aliassime collected his ninth career title to set the record for most ATP championships by a Canadian man.

Tomorrow, Auger-Aliassime will face Aussie Alex de Minaur in the title match.

Earlier, the top-seeded de Minaur defeated Ugo Humbert 6-4, 6-3 to become the first man in the ABN AMRO Open’s 53-year-history to advance to three consecutive finals.

Auger-Aliassime has won three of four meetings vs. de Minaur, including a 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-5, 7-6(4) victory in the US Open quarterfinals last September.

The second-seeded Canadian rallied from Love-30 down in the opening game today then blitzed Bublik with blistering serving and deep drives the rest of the day.

The Canadian cracked an ace down the middle to seize the 25-minute first set.

Auger-Aliassime broke for a 3-2 second-set lead.

Rearing back, Auger-Aliassime ripped his sixth ace down the T extending his lead to 4-2 after 47 minutes of play. Auger-Aliassime served 70 percent, won 27 of 28-first serve points and smacked seven aces in beating Bublik for the fifth time in seven meetings.