Tashkent Challenger: Auger-Aliassime runs gauntlet to win final

Rudi Schuller

Tashkent Challenger: Auger-Aliassime runs gauntlet to win final image

Eight straight wins.

Felix Auger-Aliassime had to take the long road to claim his fourth ATP Challenger title, with the 18-year-old Canadian defeating Kamil Majchrzak 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday in the 2018 Tashkent Challenger in Uzbekistan.

Despite playing the maximum number of matches required to make it to Saturday's final, Auger-Aliassime showed no signs of fatigue in making quick work of his Polish opponent. Requiring just over an hour to secure victory, Auger-Aliassime rode a strong service game (seven aces, one double fault, 100 percent break points saved) to a dominant victory over the 22-year-old Majchrzak.

Ranked 128th prior to the beginning of the tournament, Auger-Aliassime is expected to reach No. 109 when the next world rankings are released on Monday.

Rudi Schuller