The season is already in its second month. If you look back at who has been the most talked-about person in men's tennis for more than a month, in addition to Sinner who defended the Australian Open, it may be Aliassime. Because he has already won two tour titles at the start of the season, he is the only one.
Once upon a time, the Canadian player was also a benchmark for the post-00s, and many of the post-00s records were created by him. However, it has always been close to the tournament title, and once suffered eight consecutive defeats in the final.
Thankfully, after three years ago in the final in Rotterdam, Tsitsipas broke through the window paper, the championship kept coming. After eight consecutive defeats in the finals, Aliassime has a respectable win rate of seven wins and two losses in the most recent finals. It is worth mentioning that six of his seven titles have come indoors (there are currently 10 indoor finals played), which are distributed as follows:
2022 Rotterdam 500
2022 Florence 250
2022 Antwerp 250
2022 Basel 500
After making his debut in Rotterdam at the beginning of the year, Aliassime made another small splash at the end of the year, winning three indoor titles in quick succession. The Basel victory also gave a glimpse of the hope of succeeding Federer, after all, he and Federer had the same birthday, and the Swiss is best at indoor competition, in addition to the year-end finals, is the hometown tournament Basel.
2023 Basel 500
After reaching the US Open and Wimbledon in the deeper rounds, Aliassime also entered the top 10 at one point, but he was always close to the Tour Championship and could not lift the trophy again. Finally, a year later, in Basel, he successfully defended his title and once again reached the top in Switzerland, making fans associate him with Federer once again.
2025 Montpellier 250
After more than a year away from touring titles, Aliassime has been on full swing this season, winning two titles in a row.
In the current post-00 championship rankings, Sinner is far ahead with 19 and Alcaraz with 16, while Aliassime is in third place with seven, which is not easy in the current highly competitive post-00 army.
If the scope is expanded to the ranking of the number of active indoor champions, Djokovic stands out with 19, while the rest of the players are not far behind, as follows: Monfils 8; Sinner, Gasquet, Medvedev, Zverev 7 each; Aliassime 6; Nishikori Kei 5.
Did you anticipate Aliassime's breakaway at the start of the season? When will his first major win come?(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)