On Sunday, the Firenze Open final will feature top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime competing against J.J. Wolf.
With a bye into the second round of the competition, Auger-Aliassime faced Oscar Otte in his opening game. He defeated the German 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-2 in a challenging match to go to the quarterfinals, where he beat eighth seed Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-4. In the semifinal round against third seed Lorenzo Musetti, Auger-Aliassime put on a strong performance to win 6-2, 6-3 and secure his place in the championship match.
At the Firenze Open, J.J. Wolf has had an incredible run that began with a victory over Francisco Maestrelli (4-6, 6-2, 6-1). The fourth seed Maxime Cressy was subsequently defeated by him in straight sets to guarantee his place in the quarterfinals. Alexander Bublik, who Wolf was up against, won the first set 6-3. However, the American came back to win the second game 7-5, then took care of business in the third game 6-1 to advance to the semifinals. Wolf won 6-4, 6-4 over Mikael Ymer of Sweden to get to his first ATP singles final.
Auger-Aliassime vs Wolf Match Details
Tournament: Firenze Open
Date: October 16, 2022
Venue: Firenze, Italy
Surface: Hard
Round: Final
Category: Men’s Singles
Prize Money: $612,000
Auger-Aliassime vs Wolf Head-to-Head Record
This will be their first encounter so the head-to-head is at 0-0.
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Auger-Aliassime vs Wolf Prediction
Wolf is a competitive player with excellent groundstrokes and serves. He enters the contest as the underdog, which will give him the freedom to take risks. But lately, Auger-Aliassime has appeared to be in great shape. Expect the Canadian to win his second championship of the year if he can repeat his performance against Musetti.
Prediction: Auger-Aliassime to win in straight sets
Auger-Aliassime Last three performances
- Firenze Open: Semifinal- b. Musetti 6-2, 6-3
- Firenze Open: Quarterfinal- b. Nakashima 6-3, 6-4
- Firenze Open: Second round- b. Otte 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-2
Wolf Last three performances
- Firenze Open: Semifinal- b. Ymer 6-4, 6-4
- Firenze Open: Quarterfinal- b. Bublik 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
- Firenze Open: Second round- b. Cressy 6-3, 6-4
Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
- India – Discovery/ Tennis TV
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