ATP Brussels: Aliassime narrowly defeats Lehecka to claim his third title of the season

On October 19 local time, the 2025 ATP 250 Brussels tournament concluded. In the men's singles final, second seed Aliassime battled for 2 hours and 34 minutes to edge out third seed Lehecka 7-6(2)/6-7(6)/6-2, securing his third title this season and the eighth of his career.

Aliassime

In their previous two career meetings, each player had won once, and both had endured tough battles on their way to the final. In this match, the first set went to a tiebreak, where Aliassime surged ahead with a 5-point streak to take it 7-2. The second set remained tightly contested with no breaks of serve, leading to another tiebreak. Aliassime earned two championship points at 6-4, but Lehecka rallied to win four consecutive points and clinch the set 8-6. In the deciding set, the toll of the previous sets showed as Lehecka lost his service games, allowing Aliassime to break twice and close out the match 6-2.

So far this season, Aliassime has reached four ATP Tour singles finals, winning three titles and finishing runner-up once. This performance is second only to his 2022 season, when he made five finals and claimed four titles including his first career championship.

Aliassime’s path to the title

First round: bye

Second round: defeated Dezoch 7-6(3)/4-6/7-6(5)

Quarterfinals: defeated Spizziri [Q] 6-2/7-6(6)

Semifinals: defeated Collignon [W] 7-6(2)/6-4

Final: defeated Lehecka [3] 7-6(2)/6-7(6)/6-2

The men's doubles final featured the top two seeded pairs. Ultimately, second seeds Harrison and Evan King triumphed in a tight two-set match, beating top seeds Neis and Vasselin 7-6(10)/7-6(5) to claim the championship.

(Text and editing: Dato; Photos: Visual China)