Auger-Aliassime to face Wolf in Firenze Open final

FLORENCE,  Oct 16: Top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada will face J.J. Wolf of the United States in the final of the Firenze Open.

            Auger-Aliassime beat home favorite and third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti 6-2, 6-3 at the indoor, hard-court tournament on Saturday.

            “We started the match really good, at a very high level,” Auger-Aliassime said. “He was playing amazing tennis and I thought, I’m going to need to play my best tennis in order to win.’

            “That’s what I did tonight, I played very complete tennis.”

            Earlier, Wolf beat Swedish qualifier Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first ATP final.

            “I haven’t been in a final before. I’m just going to keep working on the things I’ve been working on and not worry about the result,” Wolf said.

            Florence is hosting a tour-level event for the first time since 1994.  (AP)