Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime cheers after winning his seminfinal match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
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BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Felix Auger-Aliassime extended his perfect career record against top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz to win 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals at the Swiss Indoors on Saturday.
The ninth-ranked Canadian improved to 3-0 against the U.S. Open champion and ran his overall win streak to 12 matches in October.
Alcaraz created the first break-point chance faced by Auger-Aliassime all week in Basel, but could not take it in what proved to be the final game.
Auger-Aliassime clinched with a service winner and will seek his third straight title in Sunday's final against another 19-year-old, Holger Rune.
'œSo far it has been very close to perfect,'ť Auger-Aliassime said of his play in Basel. 'œI've been serving amazing, not getting broken once yet.
'œThere's still one match to go, but it's been a fantastic week, played some great tennis, and again today against the best player in the world.'ť
Rune, who is ranked No. 25 though is unseeded in Basel, advanced to the final after beating sixth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6).
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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz waves after losing his semifinal match against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime returns a ball to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during their semifinal match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
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Denmark's Holger Rune chers after winning the first set of his semifinal match against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
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Denmark's Holger Rune reacts during his semifinal match against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
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Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut returns a ball to Denmark's Holger Rune during their semifinal match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
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