Felix Auger-Aliassime contined his red-hot play on indoor hard courts, defeating Alexander Bublik 7-6(3), 6-4, to reach his first Paris Masters final.
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With the win, the 25-year-old Canadian also moved into 8th place ahead of Lorenzo Musetti in the Race to Turin standings.
“I have deep self confidence in my game. I know what I can do against the best players in the world, but you still have to go and execute. Today I did really well and I’m happy with the result,” the world No.10 said on court after the win.
It was a tale of two matches, with zero breaks recorded in a crisp opening set, and five breaks – three for Auger-Aliassime – in the second set. The 10th-ranked Canadian is into his 20th career final overall.
Auger-Aliassime cracked 31 winners to 15 for Bublik, including 17 off the forehand wing. He won 85 percent of first-serve points and outaced Bublik 12 to 5.
Auger-Aliassime will face either Jannik Sinner or Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final in the French capital.