Overview
- Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Valentin Vacherot 6-2, 6-2 in 1 hour 18 minutes, ending the Monaco player’s 10-match Masters winning streak that followed his Shanghai title.
- The Canadian produced a clean performance with 22 winners against 10 unforced errors, saved both break points he faced, and broke serve four times.
- With the quarterfinal win he sits roughly 90 points behind Lorenzo Musetti in the Race to Turin, and a semifinal victory would move him into the top eight.
- Alexander Bublik outlasted Alex de Minaur 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5 to reach his first Masters 1000 semifinal and secure a live career-high ranking of No. 13.
- Auger-Aliassime will face Bublik next; he leads their head-to-head 3-2, and while Bublik cannot qualify directly for Turin he remains in contention to be an alternate.