Felix Auger-Aliassime surpasses Rafael Nadal in peculiar statistic following third consecutive title win

Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is on a roll this month, capturing the title at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Sunday.

With his third title in as many weeks, the 22-year-old now has one more indoor title than 22-time Major winner Rafael Nadal (2) has collected in two decades. While Nadal has won nearly 100 singles titles (92), only two of them — 2005 Madrid (hardcourt) and 2013 Sao Paulo (clay) — have come indoors.

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The World No. 8 has picked up titles in Florence, Antwerp and Basel in the last three weeks. Earlier this year, Auger-Aliassime won his first title on the indoor hardcourts of Rotterdam. He has now added to that tally with triumphs in Antwerp and Basel. Auger-Aliassime beat fellow young gun Holger Rune in the Basel final on Sunday to win his second ATP 500 title.

The young Canadian is now on a 13-match winning streak. Following his win over top seed Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals, Auger-Aliassime had held serve in 75 consecutive games, facing just two break points. That trend continued in the final against Rune, converting two break points to romp to his third title in as many weeks.

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Auger-Aliassime is now on the cusp of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin. Unless Taylor Fritz wins the Paris Masters title and beats Andrey Rublev in the semis, the Canadian will qualify for Turin even if he loses in the opening round.