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Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime captures his first title of the season

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors tennis title.

Ranked 19th, Canadian beats world No. 11 Hubert Hurkacz in tightly contested match

A smiling Canadian men's tennis player hoists the Swiss Indoors trophy with both hands after his title win over Hubert Hurkacz of Poland.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors tennis title.

Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, completed the victory in one hour 52 minutes in Basel.

It was his first ATP Tour title of the season.

The 23-year-old Auger-Aliassime won four tournaments last year and reached a career-high sixth in the world rankings.

But injuries have been a problem at times this season and his ranking fell to No. 19.

The 11th-ranked Hurkacz has won two titles this year.

WATCH | Auger-Aliassime posts straight-sets win in Swiss Indoors final:

Felix Auger-Aliassime successfully defends his Swiss Indoors title

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Featured VideoMontreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 7-6(3), 7-6(5) to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors title in Basel, Switzerland and claim his first ATP tournament trophy of the year.

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