Félix Auger-Aliassime begins title defence with first-round win at Rotterdam Open

Félix Auger-Aliassime needed just one hour 22 minutes to oust Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday

Félix Auger-Aliassime’s title defence at the Rotterdam Open got off to a fast start Tuesday.

The Montreal native needed just one hour 22 minutes to oust Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-3 in the first round.The 22-year-old also went 3-for-3 on break point opportunities as he set up a second-round clash with France’s Gregoire Barrere.It was the first of four tournaments he went on to win last season, claiming the Firenze, European and Swiss Indoors Opens consecutively later in the year.

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