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Wait goes on for Canadian teen star鈥檚 1st ATP triumph

Canadian rising star Felix Auger-Aliassime鈥檚 wait for a maiden ATP title was extended on Sunday as the teenager was beaten by Italian Matteo Berrettini in the Stuttgart final.

The 18-year-old has risen to 21st in the world rankings this season, but fell to his third defeat from as many finals, as Berrettini won 6-4, 7-6 (11). The victory in the grass-court Wimbledon warm-up was the 30th-ranked Berrettini鈥檚 third title, after triumphs on clay in Gstaad last year and Budapest in April. The Italian won all 50 of his service games in Stuttgart, and didn鈥檛 face a break point in the final. 鈥淥n grass, beating these unbelievable guys ... there were a lot of tough moments,鈥 said Berrettini. 鈥淚 never lost my serve, but all the matches were so close and I鈥檓 really happy for what I did on the court because it was mentally really difficult to stay there and I鈥檓 really proud of myself.鈥


 

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