Overview
- Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated France’s Alexandre Muller 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) to move into the Paris Masters Round of 16.
- He struck 21 aces with an average first-serve speed of 206 km/h, winning the final-set tiebreak after three hours of play.
- He will face Germany’s Daniel Altmaier next and trails their head-to-head 1-2.
- Auger-Aliassime is ninth in the Live Race to Turin, now 390 points behind Lorenzo Musetti after Musetti lost to Lorenzo Sonego.
- He has won 69.2% of his tiebreaks this season, tied for fourth on tour, and has played 11 tiebreaks in his last nine matches.