PARIS (Reuters) -Canadian ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime boosted his chances of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals with a 7-6(3) 6-4 victory over Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters on Saturday.

The U.S. Open semi-finalist leapfrogged Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti to eighth place in the ATP Race to Turin standings and could secure his second ATP Finals appearance after 2022 if he wins Sunday’s final.

The 25-year-old will face either four-times Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner or world number three Alexander Zverev in the title showdown.

“I’m so happy. A Masters 1000 final sounds so good. You don’t play those finals every week. Hopefully, I can go all the way and get the title,” Auger-Aliassime said.

“But in terms of today, you get into a Masters

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