Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime returns to Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik during a semifinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime returns to Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik during a semifinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Paris Masters tennis tournament final with a straight-sets win over Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime prevailed 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the semifinal over the 13th-seeded Bublik.
The ºÃÉ«tv awaited the winner of a later semifinal between second seed Jannik Sinner of Italy and third seed Alexander Zverev of Germany to know his Sunday opponent.
With the semifinal win, Auger-Aliassime leapfrogged Italy's Lorenzo Musetti into the eighth and final qualification spot for the ATP finals next month in Turin, Italy.Â
Regardless of Sunday's outcome, Auger-Aliassime would take a 90-point lead over Musetti into next week's Moselle Open in Metz, France. Musetti plays next week in Athens.
Auger-Aliassime is trying for his ninth career title and first at the Masters level. The ninth seed in Paris ousted Bublik in 96 minutes Saturday.
Auger-Aliassime fought back from a 4-1 deficit in Saturday's second set. He hit 31 winners in the match, including 17 on his forehand, and converted three of four break points he earned.
"I know what I can do against the best players in the world, but you still have to go and execute," he said.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Nov. 1, 2025.
