After Jannik Sinner finished a clean sweep of the Bjorn Borg Group, Felix Auger-Aliassime punched his ticket to the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals with a win over Alexander Zverev on Friday in Turin, Italy.
Auger-Aliassime, the eighth seed in the eight-man season finale, earned his second win of the week by taking down the third-seeded German 6-4, 7-6 (4). Both players were 1-1 in group play entering Friday.
Now the 25-year-old Canadian is moving on to face top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the semifinals.
"This is a high-value tournament for players," said Auger-Aliassime, whose Friday opponent won the ATP Finals in 2018 and 2021. "It's like a grand finale and when you have a look at the list of champions, there have been many No. 1s. You want to be in the final but I'll have to

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