Canada’s Auger-Aliassime off to Rotterdam Open final with win over Bublik

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ROTTERDAM - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-2 to move on to the Rotterdam Open final on Saturday.

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ROTTERDAM – Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-2 to move on to the Rotterdam Open final on Saturday.

The Montreal native had seven aces and three double faults, and broke on four of his six chances.

Auger-Aliassime, the tournament’s second seed, also won an astounding 96 per cent of first-serve points.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime returns to Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik during the ABN AMRO ATP Tennis semifinal in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime returns to Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik during the ABN AMRO ATP Tennis semifinal in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

The third-seeded Bublik had four aces to one double fault and went without a break-point chance. He only won 53 per cent of first-serve points.

Auger-Aliassime last won this tournament in 2022 and entered this week’s event off a title win at the Open Occitanie last Sunday.

He will face top seed Alex de Minaur of Australia on Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2026.

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