Alexander Zverev Faces Felix Auger-Aliassime in Season-Ending Championships Showdown
Overview
The typical complications of tournament pool play often result in at this point of the ATP Finals fans frequently find themselves confused, searching around for a computing device and striving to determine the brain-busting potential outcomes for advancement. Yet today's game between Alexander Zverev and Auger-Aliassime, thankfully, is easy. It's a direct elimination: the victor secures a semi-final battle against Alcaraz at this championship finale; the defeated player is eliminated.
Zverev is the predicted winner for this: the world No 3 is the more experienced competitor, has been the champion at this tournament twice before and is ahead in their direct encounters six matches to three, securing victories in both the games they've played on an covered hard surface.
Yet … this type of playing field on which the Canadian has won the majority of his titles, he is full of confidence after his remarkable turnaround against Ben Shelton on recently and he defeated Zverev in the US Open early stage in late summer. Additionally, conditions are faster in Turin than at Flushing Meadows, which is even more beneficial in Auger-Aliassime's favour.
If the German player is reserved, as he did against the Italian, and Auger-Aliassime takes it to the European player with his stinging serves and fearless play, there is a strong chance the 25-year-old Canadian – the earlier standout who was earlier slated ahead of the Spanish and Italian stars to take over from the tennis icons – who secures the questionable privilege of playing against the global leader the next day.
Action commences: at around 20:30 in the host city, 7.30pm GMT.
