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<\/p>\n Match Reaction
\n ‘Back where I belong’: Auger-Aliassime proud after red-hot end to season<\/p>\n
Canadian finishes the year holding a 50-24 record, according to Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index<\/p>\n
November 15, 2025<\/p>\n
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Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Felix Auger-Aliassime lost to Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday in Turin.
\n By Sam Jacot<\/p>\n
In August, Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> was No. 27 in the PIF ATP Rankings. Three months later, he closed his season inside the Top 5 after advancing to the semi-finals at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old produced a blistering finish to the year, hitting a career-high ranking and establishing himself as a major force at the season-ending showpiece in Turin.<\/p>\n \u201c[I feel] back where I belong. Back where I feel like I can play with more consistency,\u201d Auger-Aliassime said on Saturday night after losing to Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>. \u201cI am really happy to be part of this tournament, to have played that way in the last few months\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s great progression I’ve had this year. I’ve always believed that since I was a kid, my ambition was to win Grand Slams and be No. 1 in the world. I’ve had ups and downs, but honestly through it all, I always believed I could be there. I still believe today. Now it’s a matter of doing the right things to improve. If I do, we’ll see where that leaves me.\u201d<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime reached the semi-finals at the US Open<\/a> and then enjoyed a quarter-final run in Shanghai. A title followed in Brussels and a final showing in Paris before he earned round-robin wins at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> against Ben Shelton<\/a> and Alexander Zverev<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, World No. 1 Alcaraz proved one step too far, with the 22-year-old earning a 6-2, 6-4 win to improve to 5-3 in the pair\u2019s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.<\/p>\n \u201cHe’s serving crazy good. He did that amazingly,\u201d Auger-Aliassime said when asked about the Spaniard. \u201cThe rest of the game has always been good. He can change directions with both shots. He puts pressure on you in a different way. You don’t know what to expect. He’s playing at a very high speed. I think that was the most challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime will head into 2026 with wife Nina by his side after the pair married in September. While he has strong support off court, the Canadian is keen to work harder than ever on it.<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody’s good. I can’t just focus on these two,\u201d Auger-Aliassime said, referencing Alcaraz and Sinner when asked about next season. \u201cEverybody above me, below me, young guys coming up. It’s high competition every year. You can have bad luck.<\/p>\n \u201cBut of course when I play these guys right now, the facts are they’re a level above everyone. Yeah, I’m going to need to put some work. I’ve never been afraid of some work, so it’s all good.\u201d<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime won titles in Adelaide, Montpellier and Brussels in 2025, finishing with a 50-24 record, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. It was the first time since 2022 that the 25-year-old had earned more than 50 tour-level wins in a season.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Match Reaction ‘Back where I belong’: Auger-Aliassime proud after red-hot end to season Canadian finishes the year holding…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-285646","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"It](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763249227_282_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/)
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