Felix Auger-Aliassime, 19, reacts to losing his fifth ATP final

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, 19, admitted to feeling disappointed after yet once again falling just short of winning his maiden ATP title but made a promise that he would keep working hard. 

Auger-Aliassime, seeded at No. 7, was aiming to end his finals losing streak this Sunday in Marseille but that didn't happen as second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas beat the Canadian 6-3 6-4. 

The 19-year-old made back-to-back finals but ended on the losing side on each occasion as Frenchman Gael Monfils saw off the Canadian in the Rotterdam final a week ago to win back-to-back titles at the Dutch event. 

Last year, Auger-Aliassime was beaten in the finals in Rio de Janeiro, Lyon and Stuttgart. 

"I feel disappointed. You never like losing finals, but now it has been five so it is in my mind,” Auger-Aliassime said, per the ATP. “It is tough, but I think it is just going to make me a better player.

”It is going to build my character and I am going to overcome this challenge one day. I’ll keep working towards that goal. I am working to win bigger tournaments and to achieve even better things, so I am not going to stop here.”

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