Alexander Zverev Battles Felix Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals Match
Overview
The typical complications of round-robin tennis mean at this point of the ATP World Tour Finals we’re often left confused, hastily looking for a calculator and striving to determine the mind-boggling potential outcomes for advancement. But this evening's contest between Zverev and Auger-Aliassime, thankfully, is straightforward. It’s a straight shootout: the winner earns a semi-final battle against Carlos Alcaraz at this championship finale; the defeated player goes home.
Zverev is the predicted winner for this: the third-ranked player is the player with greater achievements, has been the champion at this event previously on two instances and holds the advantage in their personal record six matches to three, having won both the games they've played on an enclosed hard court.
However … this particular court on which Felix has secured the bulk of his trophies, he’s riding a high after his remarkable turnaround against Ben Shelton on midweek and he defeated Zverev in the US Open early stage in late summer. Plus, conditions are faster in Turin than at Flushing Meadows, which provides an additional advantage in AA’s favor.
If Zverev holds back, similar to his performance against the Italian, and Auger-Aliassime takes it to the German with his effective service game and fearless play, there is a strong chance the 25-year-old Canadian – the former prodigy who was previously positioned before Alcaraz and Sinner to replace the Big Three – who obtains the questionable privilege of competing with the world No 1 the next day.
Play begins: at around 20:30 in the host city, 7:30 PM in the UK.
