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Tennis: Auger-Aliassime cruises past Alcaraz to face Rune in Basel final

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Canada" s="" Felix="" Auger-Aliassime="" in="" action="" during="" his="" semifinal="" match="" against="" Carlos="" Alcaraz="" at="" the="" Swiss="" Indoors="" tennis="" tournament="" October="" Georgios="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/10/30/tennis_felix-auger-aliassime_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Canada&#x27;s Felix Auger-Aliassime in action during his semifinal match against Spain&#x27;s Carlos Alcaraz at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, 29 October 2022. Georgios Kefalas, EPA-EFE.</figcaption></figure></div> BASEL, Switzerland -- Felix Auger-Aliassime and Holger Rune will put October victory streaks on the line in the Basel final on Sunday.Auger-Aliassime will bid to make it three successive ATP titles after he eased to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over world number one Carlos Alcaraz.Denmark&#x27;s 19-year-old Rune outlasted veteran Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (8/6), saving four set points in a tiebreaker which could have taken the match into a deciding third set.Rune has won his last nine matches while Auger-Aliassime is undefeated in his last 12.&quot;It&#x27;s been a fantastic week,&quot; said Auger-Aliassime. &quot;It&#x27;s been very close to perfect.&quot;I&#x27;ve been serving amazing and haven&#x27;t been broken once yet so far -- but there is still one more match to go. &quot;I&#x27;m playing some great tennis and I&#x27;ve been able to beat the best in the world.&quot;Bautista Agut is the last player to have got the better of Auger-Aliassime, beating him in Astana earlier this month -- before the Canadian went on his spree by winning in Florence and Antwerp.US Open champion Alcaraz is the first top-20 player Auger-Aliassime has beaten in his 12-match winning run.The Canadian, though, has a hold over the 19-year-old Spaniard as this was his third victory over him in as many meetings. Auger-Aliassime -- who is chasing a spot in the season-ending ATP Finals -- took the initiative from the start of the match, serving nine aces and hitting 23 winners with nine unforced errors. Alcaraz had just one break point in Auger-Aliassime&#x27;s final service game, but he did not take it and two points later he was shaking hands with his victorious opponent at the net.Neither Rune nor Auger-Aliassime have lost serve this week.&quot;One of us will be broken tomorrow - I hope it&#x27;s not me,&quot; Rune said. &quot;Felix is playing some great tennis.&quot;The youngster, who beat Bautista Agut with more than 40 winners, called the semi-final win &quot;brutal.&quot;&quot;It was tough with long rallies. I played as aggressive as I could and took every chance.&quot;I though we were going to a third set but I&#x27;m happy I managed to stay focused.&quot;© Agence France-Presse

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Holger Rune will put October victory streaks on the line in the Basel final on Sunday.