The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasseventh seed, signed a hard-fought victory to reach the round of 16 of the Paris Masters 1,000, 6-3 and 7-6 (4) against Felix Auger-Aliassimeand ended a six-game winning streak for the Canadian.
Tsitsipas is just one win away from punching his ticket to the Turin Masters, rounding out the year’s best eight.
Had to apply Hellene in the second set, when Auger-Aliassimewho lost the first, picked up the pace and went to 5-2 which gave him the freedom to level his serve and he had up to four balls to achieve it.
But Chillies He raised the bar there, scoring three games in a row and forcing a tiebreaker in which he was far superior to advance under the roof of Paris.
The Greek, sixth in the race for the Masters, will look for a decisive victory against the winner of the duel between the French Ugo Humbert and the german Alexander Zvever, tenth seeded, also has qualification options for Turin. Although Tsitsipas almost tied his presence in the best eight at the ATP Finals in Turin, from November 12 to 19.
Auger-Aliassime, For his part, he ended a good streak that led him to win the Basel tournament and win a round in Paris against the German. Jan-Lennard Struff.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.
