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Patna : World No 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime, 21, Canada, upset defending champion & World No 7 Andrey Rublev, 24, Russia, in three-sets in semi-final on February 13, 2022, early morning, to reach the final of ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam, Netherland, He will face World No 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 23, Greece.,in final on February 13, 202, at 8 pm.
Aliassime beat Rublev 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 in semi-final in 2hr 21 minutes rallying back from one set down winning 3 break points during the match ..Both the players fired 6 Aces each in the match. The Canadian won 5 games in a row during the match to 3 by the Russian. Aliassime, in all, won 113 points during the match to 93 by Rublev. The Canadian won 42 receiving points to 28 by the Russian.
Tsitsipasreached final defeating qualifier Jiri Lehecka, 20, Czech Republic, in three-set 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in semi-final on February 12, 2022.