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Paris
\n Auger-Aliassime blunts Bublik in Paris, charges into Turin qualifying spot<\/p>\n

Canadian will take on Sinner or Zverev in his second ATP Masters 1000 final<\/p>\n

November 01, 2025<\/p>\n

Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n

Felix Auger-Aliassime defeats Alexander Bublik in straight sets on Saturday in Paris.
\n By Andy West<\/p>\n

One of the ATP Tour\u2019s most prolific indoor performers is showing no sign of slowing down at the Rolex Paris Masters<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> on Saturday continued his late-2025 purple patch with an impressive 7-6(3), 6-4 semi-final victory against Alexander Bublik<\/a> in the French capital. The ninth-seeded Canadian was clinical with his chances in his 96-minute victory to secure a spot in his second ATP Masters 1000 final and simultaneously replace Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> in the final qualification spot for the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Got the job done \ud83d\udcbc@felixtennis<\/a> | @RolexPMasters<\/a> | #RolexParisMasters<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wdxg5SrqIN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) November 1, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy. A Masters 1000 final sounds really good,\u201d said Auger-Aliassime after reaching his second championship match at that level after Madrid 2024. \u201cYou don\u2019t play those finals every week. Hopefully I can go all the way and get the title. In terms of today and even the past matches\u2026 You get into a Masters, and every match is tough. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a 56-draw and it is stacked. You wake up on a day and feel, \u2018This guy is playing good, everybody is playing good\u2019. So you\u2019re always curious and bit nervous to see how your game is going to match up. 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\u2019m happy with the result.\u201d <\/p>\n

As well as setting a championship-match clash with second seed Jannik Sinner<\/a> or third seed Alexander Zverev<\/a> in Paris, Auger-Aliassime also made a significant move in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin with his semi-final triumph. The 25-year-old has leapfrogged Musetti into eighth place, and he can wrap up the one remaining qualification spot at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> by lifting the trophy in France on Sunday. <\/p>\n

If Auger-Aliassime does not lift the Paris trophy, he will nonetheless head to next week’s Moselle Open<\/a> in Metz with a 90-point lead over Musetti in the Live Race. Italy’s Musetti will also be in ATP 250 action next week in Athens. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the matches you train for and play for,\u201d said Auger-Aliassime, when asked how he would approach Sunday\u2019s final against Sinner or Zverev in Paris. \u201cIt\u2019s always great to play these guys and see how my game matches with theirs. I\u2019ve played tennis for a long time. You are training all these years to improve. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played some great opponents and tomorrow I have the chance to showcase it in front of everyone. I\u2019m going to wake up ready. At the same time, with these guys, you have to be so sharp. Tactically, and with discipline. They don\u2019t give you anything, so you have to be ready to play you\u2019re A-game.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Against Bublik, Auger-Aliassime clinched a tight first set that did not feature a break point by winning six of the final seven points in the tie-break. In contrast to the opener, the second set featured five breaks of serve: Bublik appeared to have responded well to the disappointment of dropping the first set and the Kazakhstani forged a 4-1 lead, but Auger-Aliassime stormed back with five straight games to prevail. <\/p>\n

The Canadian finished the match having struck 31 winners, 17 of which came from his forehand wing. Against the big-serving Bublik, who was competing in his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final, Auger-Aliassime also clinically converted three of the four break points he earned, according to Infosys ATP Stats. <\/p>\n

With his triumph at La D\u00e9fense Arena, Auger-Aliassime improved to 4-2 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Bublik. He has now won a Tour-leading 82 indoor matches this decade. <\/p>\n

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