Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has win streak end in semifinal of Paris Masters

Auger-Aliassime won 16 matches in a row, including three ATP Tour titles, before the loss in Paris.

Felix Auger-Aliassime‘s win streak has come to an end.

The Montreal native fell to Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Paris Masters.

Auger-Aliassime won 16 matches in a row, including three ATP Tour titles, before the loss in Paris. He beat Rune last Sunday in the Swiss Indoors final for his third consecutive title.

Auger-Aliassime struggled to keep up with Rune on Saturday, who relied heavily on his returns to outlast the Canadian.

“I saw some statistic that (my) backhand is going well in this tournament,” said Rune. “So I tried to use that a little bit, especially against Felix who has such a great forehand and serve.”

Auger-Aliassime gave Rune credit after the match.

“He kind of exposed weaknesses in my game,” said Auger-Aliassime. “He was just playing so aggressively without missing. I haven’t seen, or I haven’t played, many players that were this aggressive and hitting that hard, that deep.”

Auger-Aliassime’s win streak has earned him a spot in the ATP Finals starting Nov. 13 in Turin, Italy. It’s the first time he has qualified for the elite season-ending tournament.