Overview
- Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Alexander Bublik 7-6 (3), 6-4, overturning a 1-4 deficit in the second set by winning five straight games to close out the semifinal.
- By advancing, the Canadian leapfrogged Lorenzo Musetti into the final automatic ATP Finals spot and will clinch a Turin berth if he wins Sunday’s final.
- He will play either Jannik Sinner or Alexander Zverev in the championship match, with Sinner able to reclaim the world No. 1 ranking by capturing the Paris title.
- Bublik’s first Masters 1000 semifinal ended with no direct route to Turin after he incurred a code violation for smashing his racquet, a moment followed by Auger-Aliassime clearing the debris.
- Auger-Aliassime’s run included a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal over Valentin Vacherot that snapped the Monaco player’s 10-match Masters streak, underscoring Paris’s late-season impact on qualification.