{"id":135887,"date":"2025-09-06T00:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T00:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/135887\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T00:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T00:38:10","slug":"felix-auger-aliassimes-rapid-surge-into-nitto-atp-finals-contention-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/135887\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix Auger-Aliassime&#8217;s rapid surge into Nitto ATP Finals contention | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        ATP Tour<br \/>\n    Auger-Aliassime&#8217;s rapid surge into Nitto ATP Finals contention<\/p>\n<p>Canadian has a chance to move into qualifying position<\/p>\n<p>September 05, 2025<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/auger-aliassime-us-open-2025-race-update.jpg\" alt=\"Felix Auger-Aliassime is trying to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second time.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Corinne Dubreuil<\/p>\n<p>        Felix Auger-Aliassime is trying to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second time.<br \/>\n        By ATP Staff<\/p>\n<p>Entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/us-open\/560\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/felix-auger-aliassime\/ag37\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> was not in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/nitto-atp-finals\/605\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> contention. But the Canadian has put himself in position to make a big splash in the battle for a coveted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/nitto-atp-finals\/605\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> spot.<\/p>\n<p>Despite beginning the season&#8217;s final major in 18th place in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, Auger-Aliassime has surged to 10th by reaching the semi-finals. The Canadian is now within 365 points of eighth-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/lorenzo-musetti\/m0ej\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lorenzo Musetti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/rankings\/singles-race-to-turin\" target=\"_blank\">PIF ATP Live Race To Turin<\/a> (entering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/us-open\/560\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a> SF)<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a0Player<br \/>\n            \u00a0Points<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a01) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/carlos-alcaraz\/a0e2\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a09,340<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a02) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/jannik-sinner\/s0ag\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jannik Sinner<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a07,450<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a03) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/novak-djokovic\/d643\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a04,180<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a04) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alexander-zverev\/z355\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Zverev<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a04,180<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a05) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/ben-shelton\/s0s1\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Shelton<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a03,710<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a06) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/taylor-fritz\/fb98\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Fritz<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a03,465<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a07) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alex-de-minaur\/dh58\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Minaur<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a03,145<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a08) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/lorenzo-musetti\/m0ej\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lorenzo Musetti<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a03,070<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a09) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/jack-draper\/d0co\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Draper<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a02,990<\/p>\n<p>            \u00a010) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/felix-auger-aliassime\/ag37\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a><br \/>\n            \u00a02,705<\/p>\n<p>The semi-finalists are the top three players in the Live Race \u2014 Carlios Alcaraz, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/jannik-sinner\/s0ag\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/novak-djokovic\/d643\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> \u2014 and Auger-Aliassime, who still has an opportunity to move into a qualifying spot while in New York.<\/p>\n<p>If the 25-year-old wins his semi-final against Sinner, he will climb to seventh place (3,205 points). If Auger-Aliassime claims his maiden major trophy, he will rocket to fifth (3,905 points).<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian qualified for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/nitto-atp-finals\/605\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> for the first time in 2022, falling in the round-robin stage. Of his seven ATP Tour titles, four have come after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/us-open\/560\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>, so Auger-Aliassime still has time to make his mark in the Live Race.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/it-all-adds-up-hub\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"It All Adds Up\" style=\"width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757119090_148_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two of the eight players currently in a qualifying position \u2014 fifth-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/ben-shelton\/s0s1\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Shelton<\/a> and eighth-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/lorenzo-musetti\/m0ej\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> \u2014 are trying to make their debut in Turin. Ninth-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/jack-draper\/d0co\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Draper<\/a> is also pursuing his first appearance in the year-end championships.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz and Sinner are the two singles players who have already qualified for the event, which will again be held at Inalpi Arena in Turin from 9-16 November.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATP Tour Auger-Aliassime&#8217;s rapid surge into Nitto ATP Finals contention Canadian has a chance to move into qualifying&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-135887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}