On Friday night, Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Alexander Zverev in the last match of the group stage of the 2025 ATP Finals: 6-4, 7-6 (4). Auger-Aliassime’s victory extinguished Zverev’s disappointing season and propelled the eighth-seed into the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Auger-Aliassime has been on fire over the final few months, making it all the way to the Rolex Paris Masters final, where he came up short against Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n
However, Auger-Aliassime’s game is not the only thing on fire. The usually calm Canadian star lit up players complaining about the length of the tennis schedule.<\/p>\n
“I think they lost perspective completely.”<\/p>\n
Felix Auger Aliassime on players who don\u2019t enjoy the professional tennis tour, \u2018I don’t know how guys don’t enjoy it. I think they lost perspective completely\u2026 If you want to play less tournaments, stay home. Nobody’s forcing you to be here\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cHere and in the tour in general,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/X4VunHBxWv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) November 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n “I don’t know how guys don’t enjoy it, to be honest. I think they lost perspective completely. I get that you can get tired. I’m tired, too. I do trips around and I go see different circumstances around the world. I mean, we’re just lucky and blessed,” said Auger-Aliassime.<\/p>\n He concluded, “In my humble opinion, every day I wake up and I enjoy. I enjoy that I’m here. Even if I lose matches, it’s okay, I’m p****d for a day. I don’t know. If you want to play less tournaments, stay home. Nobody’s forcing you to be here.”<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime’s comments come in response to a growing debate within the ATP and WTA players campaigning for a shorter schedule. Auger-Aliassime is more closely aligned with Novak Djokovic<\/a> and Qinwen Zheng<\/a>‘s sentiment. Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz are among the most notable players calling for a shorter schedule.<\/p>\n 2025 ATP Finals<\/p>\n Felix on the prospect of facing Alcaraz in the Semis after beating Zverev<\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to be in the finals to be in that position to fight for the title, so yeah, I\u2019m going to have to go through a great player to do that\u2026I\u2019m going to take my chance if I have it\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5: ATP Media pic.twitter.com\/NbMifj3SWC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TennisONE App (@TennisONEApp) November 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n While Auger-Aliassime’s confidence is at an all-time high, he realizes the daunting task of facing Sinner in the semifinal later today. “This is a high-value tournament for players,” Auger-Aliassime said. <\/p>\n “It’s like a grand finale, and when you have a look at the list of champions, there have been many No. 1s. If you want to be in the finals to be in that position to fight for the title, so yeah, I’m going to have to go through a great player to do that\u2026 I’m going to take my chance if I have it.”<\/p>\n Sinner has a 4-2 lead over Auger-Aliassime in head-to-head matches. Earlier this week, Sinner defeated Auger-Aliassime in the first match of round-robin group play at the 2025 ATP Finals: 7-5, 6-1.<\/p>\n “The biggest challenge in these matches is self-belief” \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n We spoke to Felix Auger-Aliassime after his win over Alexander Zverev. \u2935\ufe0f#NittoATPFinals<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NwNNdh6BMN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) November 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The 2025 Nitto ATP Finals runs through Sunday, November 16. Stay locked into Sports Illustrated’s\u00a0Serve On SI\u00a0for all of your tennis news from the court and beyond.<\/p>\n More Tennis News