Alexander Zverev Faces Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals Match
Introduction
The typical complications of tournament pool play typically lead to at this point of the ATP World Tour Finals viewers are commonly scratching our heads, scrambling about for a computing device and attempting to calculate the complex potential outcomes for advancement. However today's game between Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime, fortunately, is straightforward. It's a direct elimination: the victor earns a semi-final battle against Carlos Alcaraz at this year-end tournament; the defeated player heads out.
Zverev is the favourite for this: the world No 3 is the more accomplished player, has previously won at this competition on two prior occasions and leads their head-to-head 6-3, winning both the games they've played on an indoor hard court.
But … this is the surface on which Auger-Aliassime has claimed the bulk of his trophies, he’s riding a high after his compelling comeback against Ben Shelton on midweek and he defeated the German in the US Open initial phase in August. Plus, conditions are faster in the host city than at Flushing Meadows, which provides an additional advantage in the Canadian's favor.
If Zverev holds back, as he did against Sinner, and Felix aggressively challenges the European player with his powerful serves and bold strategy, it could well be the 25-year-old Canadian – the former prodigy who was previously positioned ahead of Alcaraz and Sinner to take over from the legendary trio – who obtains the dubious honour of playing against the world No 1 tomorrow.
Action commences: at about 8.30pm local time, 7.30pm GMT.
