Felix Auper-Alias-Alias-Alias-Aliass’s Hard-Court Screek took him all the way to nitto ATP Finals status.
He enters the semis of the rolex paris masters.
Auger-Aliassime, who lifted the Brussels ATP 250 trophy a few weeks ago, is one level away from another title – this one at a higher level – after beating Alexander Bublik 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Saturday afternoon. The 10-under-ranked Canadian fired 12 aces and broke three boos while advancing in one hour and 36 minutes.
“I’m very happy,” confirmed the auger-aliassime. “The Masters 1000 sounds really good. You don’t play those tournaments every week. Hopefully I can go all the way and get the title.
“It’s a 56-and-a-round draw. You wake up one day and feel, ‘this guy’s playing good, everybody’s playing good.’ So you are always curious and anxious to see how your game will match them. I have deep confidence in my game. I know what I can do well, and I’m really happy, and I’m happy with the result. “
With his win on Saturday, Auger-Aliassime passed Lorenzo Musetti for the all-important No. 1 spot. 8 in the race to Turin.
With a pair of 250 events in Athens and Metz on next week’s schedule, auger-aliassime has never relinquished a place in the last half of the year. He has three more shops to do: beat Jannik Sonner in Sunday’s Paris Final, reach at least the semis in Metz, or fail to win the title in Athens.
The sinner rolled in the thought of Paris later on Saturday with a 6-0, 6-1 whitewash of Alexander Bublik. The second-tier Italian is 2-0 against auger-aliasses this year, although the head-to-head series is tied at 2-2. The sinner will pass Carlos Alcaraz with No. 1 case if he is there on Sunday.
