Felix Auger-Aliassime’s red-hot streak may have a hit a recent blip, but the Canadian could not be kept down for long at the Nitto ATP Finals.
The fifth seed bounced back impressively from his opening defeat to Casper Ruud at the season finale in Turin, where he defeated top seed Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday to notch his maiden victory at the prestigious season finale.
Auger-Aliassime withstood some early pressure from the top-seeded Nadal, recovering from 15/40 to hold serve in the both the first and seventh games of the first set. The Canadian produced precise serving and struck the ball cleanly off both wings at important moments throughout, saving five of five break points to improve his record in Green Group to 1-1.
Having secured his spot at the season finale for the first time with a 16-match winning streak across four tournaments in the Autumn, Auger-Aliassime had fallen to two consecutive defeats since. The Canadian will take on Taylor Fritz in his final round-robin match at the Pala Alpitour as he seeks to reach the semi-finals on tournament debut.
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