The ATP Adelaide International is all set for a very exciting close as second seed Sebastian Korda takes on #5 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Who lifts the trophy is yet to be seen but it promises to be a blockbuster match and as ever, we at LWOT preview and predict the final match up for you.<\/p>\n
Head-to-head: Auger-Aliassime 2-1 Korda<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime is into a hard court final for the first time in more than two years. The Canadian overcame the top seed Tommy Paul in a pretty tight contest. What was good to see was that Auger-Aliassime kept fighting till the end in a match that could have easily gone Paul’s way. Statistics wise, what is concerning is the low percentage of points won on his second serve. He would surely like to improve that ahead of the final.<\/p>\n
Sebastian Korda has had a fantastic week, and he has reached the final having to play only two matches this week. The American does seem to very confident on these courts and it was a pretty neat performance in the semifinals. He has faced Auger-Aliassime before and has a 1-2 head-to-head against him. That being said, they last played almost three years ago so the head-to-head shouldn’t have a lot of bearing in this match.<\/p>\n
Coming to the match, Korda does have a better backhand and a great serve, but it just seems like Auger-Aliassime is looking like the player he was in 2022<\/a> and the quality he has shown this week suggests the Canadian has found his winning spirit again. Except Korda to be very competitive but Auger-Aliassime should just manage to eke out the win based on his attacking tennis.
\nPrediction: Auger-Aliassime in 3<\/em><\/p>\n