Alexander Zverev Faces Felix Auger-Aliassime in Season-Ending Championships Match
Overview
The occupational hazards of group stage tennis typically lead to during this phase of the season-ending championships fans frequently find themselves scratching our heads, hastily looking for a computing device and striving to determine the mind-boggling permutations of qualification. Yet this evening's contest between Alexander Zverev and Auger-Aliassime, fortunately, is straightforward. It’s a straight shootout: the victor earns a final four contest against Alcaraz at this championship finale; the unsuccessful competitor heads out.
Zverev is the predicted winner for this: the world No 3 is the more accomplished player, has claimed the title at this competition on two prior occasions and is ahead in their direct encounters with six victories against three defeats, winning both their previous matches on an covered hard surface.
But … this is the surface on which Auger-Aliassime has claimed the majority of his titles, he’s riding a high after his compelling comeback against Shelton on Wednesday and he eliminated the German in the US Open third round in August. Plus, conditions are faster in the host city than at the US Open venue, which is even more beneficial in Auger-Aliassime's favor.
If Zverev holds back, similar to his performance against Sinner, and Felix aggressively challenges the European player with his effective service game and confident shots, it might very well be the 25-year-old Canadian – the earlier standout who was earlier slated in front of Alcaraz and Sinner to replace the Big Three – who earns the dubious honour of playing against the world No 1 on Saturday.
The match starts: at about 8.30pm local time, 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time.
