Zverev Faces Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals Match
Overview
The typical complications of round-robin tennis typically lead to by this stage of the season-ending championships fans frequently find themselves confused, scrambling about for a calculator and attempting to calculate the mind-boggling qualification scenarios. Yet tonight’s match between Zverev and Auger-Aliassime, mercifully, is easy. It's a direct elimination: the successful player secures a semifinal matchup against Carlos Alcaraz at this year-end tournament; the unsuccessful competitor heads out.
The German is the frontrunner for this: the world No 3 is the player with greater achievements, has been the champion at this tournament twice before and holds the advantage in their personal record 6-3, securing victories in both their previous matches on an enclosed hard court.
But … this is the surface on which Auger-Aliassime has claimed the majority of his titles, he is in great form after his impressive recovery against Shelton on Wednesday and he eliminated the German in the US Open third round in August. Plus, conditions are faster in the host city than at Flushing Meadows, which is even more beneficial in AA’s favour.
If the German player is reserved, like he was against the Italian, and Felix aggressively challenges the German with his powerful serves and bold strategy, it could well be the 25-year-old Canadian – the earlier standout who was previously positioned in front of the younger champions to take over from the Big Three – who obtains the dubious honour of competing with the global leader tomorrow.
Action commences: at around 20:30 in the host city, 7:30 PM in the UK.
