Alexander Zverev Takes On Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals Match

Overview

The inherent challenges of tournament pool play typically lead to by this stage of the ATP Finals viewers are commonly puzzled, hastily looking for a calculator and attempting to calculate the brain-busting qualification scenarios. However today's game between Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime, mercifully, is easy. It’s a straight shootout: the successful player earns a semi-final battle against Carlos Alcaraz at this championship finale; the unsuccessful competitor goes home.

Zverev is the predicted winner for this: the elite athlete is the player with greater achievements, has previously won at this event on two prior occasions and leads their head-to-head six matches to three, having won both the games they've played on an covered hard surface.

However … this particular court on which the Canadian has won the bulk of his trophies, he is full of confidence after his remarkable turnaround against Shelton on Wednesday and he eliminated the German in the US Championships initial phase in late summer. Plus, the court pace is quicker in Turin than at the US Open venue, which works even more in the Canadian's favour.

If the German player is reserved, similar to his performance against the Italian, and Felix aggressively challenges the German with his powerful serves and bold strategy, it might very well be the young Canadian – the one-time phenom who was previously positioned ahead of the Spanish and Italian stars to take over from the tennis icons – who obtains the questionable privilege of competing with the global leader on Saturday.

The match starts: at approximately 8:30 PM in Turin, 7.30pm GMT.