Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime celebrates his victory over Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, during their quarterfinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena, in Paris, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Auger-Aliassime's brilliant end to his tennis season continued Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus
PARIS – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s brilliant end to his tennis season continued Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters.
The 22-year-old from Montreal clinched his 16th straight match on his sixth match point, hammering a forehand past Tiafoe.
Auger-Aliassime entered Paris on the heels of three straight tournament wins.
His late-season run has earned him a spot in the ATP Finals which start Nov. 13 in Turin Italy. It’s the first time Auger-Aliassime has qualified for the elite season-ending tournament.
Auger-Aliassime improved his record against Tiafoe to 3-0.
The eighth seed will next face the winner of a quarterfinal between world No. 1 Carols Alcaraz of Spain and Denmark’s Holger Rune.
Auger-Aliassime defeated Alcaraz in the semifinals of last week’s Swiss Indoors tournament before beating Rune in the final.
Auger-Aliassime has four wins on the ATP Tour, all coming this year. He is seeking his first Masters-level victory in Paris.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2022.
