Auger-Aliassime Reaches Paris Masters Final

Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Paris Masters final with a 7-6(3), 6-4 semifinal win over Alexander Bublik, rallying from 4-1 down in the second set. He will face either Jannik Sinner or defending champion Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final, with Sinner needing the title to reclaim the world No. 1 ranking. By reaching the final Auger-Aliassime leapfrogged Lorenzo Musetti into eighth in the ATP Race to Turin and can secure a spot at the season-ending ATP Finals if he wins the title. The 25-year-old is chasing his first Masters 1000 crown and ninth career title after earlier-season wins in Adelaide, Montpellier and Brussels. Bublik — the first Kazakh to reach a Masters semifinal — lost to Auger-Aliassime for the fourth time in six meetings and showed visible frustration, smashing his racket.