Felix Auger-Aliassime had to engineer a comeback in order to reach the Paris Masters final.

Down 1-4 in the second set, Auger-Aliassime battled back against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik to win 7-6(3), 6-4 and reach his second ATP Masters 1000 final.

No. 13-ranked Bublik smashed his racket on the ground after one of five consecutive losses in the fifth set.

Serving for the match, Auger-Aliassime began with his 12th ace. A forehand winner at the net gave him a first match point and he clinched it with another big forehand. Auger-Aliassime patted his heart and waved to the crowd.

Auger-Aliassime is the first player outside of Europe to reach ATP Masters 1000 finals on multiple surfaces since Kei Nishikori in 2016.

His last appearance in an ATP Masters 1000 final came at the 2024 Madrid

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