Overview
- Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Valentin Vacherot 6-2, 6-2 to reach the Paris Masters semifinals.
- He won 89% of his first-serve points, saved both break points he faced, and broke serve four times in a dominant performance.
- The victory ended Vacherot’s 10-match Masters-level winning streak, which followed his breakthrough title in Shanghai as a qualifier.
- The result narrowed Auger-Aliassime’s deficit for the final ATP Finals berth, with qualification scenarios differing across outlets as Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Bublik remain factors.
- He will face either Alex de Minaur or Bublik for a place in just the second Masters 1000 final of his career after grinding through three three-set matches earlier in the week.