Benoit Paire defeats Felix Auger Aliassime 6-4 6-3 in the final in Lyon on Saturday to conquer his second title of the season after Marrakech.
The Match
The Frenchman was always in firm control of the match.
In the first set, the Paire grabbed the decisive break in the 4th game (3-1
). That was enough for him to win the opener as he didn’t concede any break (6-4).The second set, was a bit trickier. In fact, after Benoit managed to grab a strong 2-0 lead, the 18-year-old stormed back to make it even (2-2). Eventually, Benoit managed to win 2 more breaks before winning the match 6-4 6-3
after 80 minutes.After this encounter, the head to head between Paire and Auger is 1-0 for Benoit.
What Benoit Paire said
After the match, Paire commented
“I think I played well already in Marrakech. I started the season a little bit bad with some injuries. So it was not easy at the beginning.
But I feel much better now. I feel good on court, I feel very confident. When you feel confident, you can win a lot of matches against good players.”