Alexander Zverev Faces Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals Clash
Overview
The typical complications of tournament pool play typically lead to by this stage of the ATP Finals viewers are commonly confused, hastily looking for a mathematical tool and attempting to calculate the mind-boggling permutations of qualification. But today's game between Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime, thankfully, is easy. It's a direct elimination: the victor earns a final four contest against Carlos Alcaraz at this season-ending event; the loser heads out.
Zverev is the predicted winner for this: the third-ranked player is the more accomplished player, has claimed the title at this event previously on two instances and holds the advantage in their personal record six matches to three, securing victories in both their past encounters on an enclosed hard court.
But … this is the surface on which Auger-Aliassime has claimed most of his championships, he is full of confidence after his impressive recovery against Ben Shelton on recently and he took out Zverev in the US Open third round in late summer. Additionally, conditions are faster in the host city than at the US Open venue, which works even more in AA’s favor.
If Zverev holds back, as he did against the Italian, and the Canadian presses the German with his effective service game and confident shots, it could well be the young Canadian – the one-time phenom who was earlier slated ahead of Alcaraz and Sinner to take over from the Big Three – who secures the dubious honour of facing the world No 1 on Saturday.
Play begins: at around 20:30 in the host city, 7.30pm GMT.
