Felix Auger-Aliassime stunned Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals to book his semifinals spot.
According to Tennis, the Canadian star set up his ATP Finals last four showdown with the world No. 1, Carlos Alcaraz, after claiming a 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Zverev on a "beautiful night" in Turin.
In a nail-biting match the 25-year-old saved break points in the 5th and 9th games of the opening set to secure the only break of the game before clinching the second tie-breaker for the semifinal spot.
After winning the match, he told Tennis Channel, "When a match is high stakes, the mentality is crucial. I think your biggest challenge is self-belief in these matches, so you have to come in with the best belief. You know you're going to play a tough opponent, you know you're going to have to be decisive when you need to, you're going to have to be smart, and you're going to have to stay calm.”
“There's going to be ups and downs, there was high tension in the second set, but at the end, I was able with a positive mindset ... believing that my chance would come, and seize it… It was a great first set. He was getting a few chances, but I came up with big serves to save them,” he added.
Auger-Aliassime will now face six-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz in the semifinals on Sunday, November 16.
