Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime superior to the semifinals of the ATP Finals for the primary time in his profession with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Germany’s Alexander Zverev on Friday.
The 25-year-old from Montreal improved to 2-1 in round-robin play and can face world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Saturday within the semifinals of the elite season-ending occasion.
Auger-Aliassime, seeded eighth in Turin, claimed the one break of the match within the remaining recreation of the primary set. After each gamers held serve within the second set, Auger-Aliassime trailed 4-3 within the tiebreaker earlier than reeling off 4 straight factors, the final two on return, to finish the upset of the third-seeded German.
Auger-Aliassime improved to 4-6 in opposition to Zverev. He received each conferences this yr, together with a third-round victory on the U.S. Open.
The Canadian is 3-4 in opposition to Alcaraz, with the Spanish star profitable their final 4 conferences.
No. 2 Jannik Sinner of Italy, the defending champion, and No. 7 Alex de Minaur of Australia meet within the different semifinal.
