"Against an opponent like him, who returns so well, you can't take your serve lightly or take your service game for granted," said Henman, whose last title was came last year when he clamed this title. "He's a very deceptive player because you don't think he's putting any effort into his tennis but he's all over the court." "It was disappointing to lose such a match in five sets," said Henman, after losing his fourth title this year. Henman, whose trip to the final boosted him to eighth place and solidified his chances at a berth in the World Championships, appeared visibly disappointed by the defeat. Neither the Canadian nor Holger Rune had been broken en route to the championship match at the ATP 500 event in Switzerland, but Auger-Aliassime twice unpicked the Dane’s delivery to seal a 6-3, 7-5 victory and lift his third consecutive ATP Tour title. "Though my wrist was fine for the first four sets, in the fifth I started to feel a bit of pain, especially when Tim was hitting his first serve especially hard and on my forehand." In a battle between two previously impenetrable serves on Sunday at the Swiss Indoors Basel, it was Felix Auger-Aliassime who held firm. "I was a bit worried in the second set when I was beginning to feel a bit weak." "In the second set, I was very aware that I hadn't played in a long time," said Kucera, who went out in the opening round in Tashkent two weeks. It wasn't until the tiebreak that Kucera got the upperhand, winning the four final points. In the fifth, the two fought for control of the match, trading breaks early in the set and repeatedly taking the games to deuce. Adrian Mannarino and Botic Van De Zandschulp are scheduled to face each other in the first round of the 2022 ATP Swiss Indoors on October 25.
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