Alexander Zverev Faces Felix Auger-Aliassime in ATP World Tour Finals Match
Preamble
The inherent challenges of tournament pool play often result in during this phase of the ATP Finals fans frequently find themselves confused, scrambling about for a calculator and striving to determine the mind-boggling potential outcomes for advancement. However tonight’s match between Zverev and Auger-Aliassime, thankfully, is easy. It’s a straight shootout: the victor earns a final four battle against Carlos Alcaraz at this year-end tournament; the loser is eliminated.
Zverev is the favourite for this: the third-ranked player is the more experienced competitor, has previously won at this event previously on two instances and is ahead in their direct encounters with six victories against three defeats, winning both their past encounters on an indoor hard court.
However … this particular court on which Felix has secured the majority of his titles, he’s riding a high after his remarkable turnaround against Shelton on Wednesday and he took out the German in the US Championships third round in late summer. Plus, the playing speed is higher in the host city than at Flushing Meadows, which provides an additional advantage in AA’s favour.
If Zverev holds back, like he was against the Italian, and Auger-Aliassime takes it to the European player with his effective service game and confident shots, there is a strong chance the North American athlete – the former prodigy who was earlier slated in front of the younger champions to replace the Big Three – who obtains the questionable privilege of facing the global leader tomorrow.
Play begins: at around 20:30 in the host city, 7:30 PM in the UK.
