Shanghai
\n Auger-Aliassime sends ‘inspired’ statement in Turin race, sinks Musetti in Shanghai<\/p>\n
Canadian to face Rinderknech in quarter-finals at ATP Masters 1000 event<\/p>\n
October 08, 2025<\/p>\n
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Felix Auger-Aliassime powers past Lorenzo Musetti into the Shanghai quarter-finals.
\n By Andy West<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> produced a clinical display in a high-stakes fourth-round showdown Wednesday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters<\/a>. <\/p>\n The 12th seed eased past Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals at the Chinese ATP Masters 1000 event. Auger-Aliassime converted three of six points he earned in his 85-minute victory inside Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, where he will on Friday take on Arthur Rinderknech<\/a> in the last eight. <\/p>\n Another chapter written \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udcf7@felixtennis<\/a> becomes the first Canadian to reach the final eight in Shanghai, a 60th career quarter-final for Felix@SH_RolexMasters<\/a> \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) October 8, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n [That was] \u2019inspired Felix\u2019 I guess,\u201d said Auger-Aliassime, when asked to describe his performance. \u201cI felt like I was playing fast, but I was seeing the game slow. It\u2019s weird when you get these kinds of nights. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to work my way there obviously for a while now, working on this type of game plan, but to execute it live on a match court at this stage against an opponent like this is a different story to practice. I\u2019m very pleased, because to play like this means things are coming along nicely.\u201d <\/p>\n Wednesday\u2019s encounter between eighth seed Musetti and Auger-Aliassime held big implications in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, with the eighth-placed Musetti having the opportunity to widen the gap between himself and 10th-placed Auger-Aliassime. Yet by sinking Musetti for his fifth win against a Top 10 opponent in 2025, the 10th-placed Auger-Aliassime has moved to within 530 points of his rival as both players vie for a Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> spot. <\/p>\n Prior to Shanghai, Auger-Aliassime reached the Cincinnati quarter-finals and the US Open<\/a> semi-finals. The Canadian brought similar form to his clash in China with Musetti, in which he fired 24 winners, including seven aces, to his opponent\u2019s 11. <\/p>\n The 25-year-old also saved all three break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and he has now held in 28 of 29 service games across his three matches in Shanghai so far. After avenging his defeats in his two previous meetings with Musetti (Paris 2024 Olympics, Miami 2025), Auger-Aliassime has levelled the pair\u2019s Lexus ATP Head2Head series at 4-4. <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
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