{"id":292345,"date":"2025-11-15T02:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T02:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/292345\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T02:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T02:39:09","slug":"zverev-auger-aliassime-nitto-atp-finals-2025-friday-nitto-atp-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/292345\/","title":{"rendered":"Zverev Auger-Aliassime Nitto ATP Finals 2025 Friday | Nitto ATP Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            Canadian advances to knockout stages for first time at season finale&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p> Felix Auger-Aliassime completed a barnstorming group-stage turnaround in style on Friday night at the Nitto ATP Finals, where he surged past Alexander Zverev to book a semi-final spot in Turin. <\/p>\n<p> The No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings overcame two-time Nitto ATP Finals titlist Zverev 6-4, 7-6(4) in a straight shootout to finish second behind Jannik Sinner in Bjorn Borg Group. Auger-Aliassime lost his first three sets of the week to slip towards an early exit at Inalpi Arena, but after notching a comeback victory against Ben Shelton and then dispatching Zverev, he will enter his semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz full of confidence. <\/p>\n<p> By notching his 50th tour-level win of the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index, the No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings Auger-Aliassime became the second Canadian to reach the last four at the Nitto ATP Finals after Milos Raonic in 2016. He also completed a clean sweep against Zverev for 2025, having also prevailed in the pair\u2019s third-round meeting at the US Open, although the German still leads 6-4 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. <\/p>\n<p> Against Zverev, Auger-Aliassime withstood pressure from his opponent on serve before striking late in the first set. He saved break points at 30\/40 in both the fifth and ninth games and then capitalised on Zverev\u2019s drop of level in the 10th game to clinch the opener: Although the German saved three set points from 4-5, 0\/40, Auger-Aliassime produced a stunning cross-court forehand on his fourth opportunity to move ahead. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seizing the moment \ud83c\udfad<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/felixtennis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@felixtennis<\/a> seals the opening set in sensational fashion.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NittoATPFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#NittoATPFinals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2eQ8vyy2vj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/2eQ8vyy2vj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atptour\/status\/1989434228241543390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 14, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p> In a nerve-wracking encounter, both players struggled for consistency in the second set. Zverev appeared frustrated with his struggles on a court where he lifted the trophy in 2021 and frequently gestured to his team, while Auger-Aliassime was wasteful with his openings on return. <\/p>\n<p> Despite having let slip three break points earlier in the set, however, the Canadian maintained his composure to deliver a rock-solid tie-break showing. From 5\/4, he earned consecutive minibreaks via Zverev errors to wrap a two-hour, seven-minute victory. <\/p>\n<p> Auger-Aliassime is chasing his fourth ATP Tour trophy of 2025 this week in Turin, having triumphed in Adelaide, Montpellier and Brussels already this season. 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