Overview
- Alexander Zverev fell 4:6, 6:7 (4) to Félix Auger-Aliassime in a winner‑advances group match in Turin, ending his ATP Finals campaign.
- Auger-Aliassime converted his first match point after 2:07 and will face world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal.
- Zverev squandered break chances, committed a costly volley error that led to the first-set break, and lost a tense second‑set tiebreak after periods of passive play.
- Boris Becker, speaking on Sky, attributed the exit to a mental block and pressure; Zverev dismissed the critique, saying he does not want to hear Becker’s comments.
- The world No. 3 finishes 2025 with one ATP title in Munich and plans to play for Germany at next week’s Davis Cup finals in Bologna, with Argentina up first.