Auger-Aliassime loses Paris Masters final but still in hunt to play at ATP Finals

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Nov 02, 2025 11:59 AM EST | Last Updated: November 3

Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime fell conscionable abbreviated of a rubric astatine the Paris Masters connected Sunday.

The 25-year-old from Montreal suffered a 6-4, 7-6 (4) nonaccomplishment to Italy's Jannik Sinner successful the men's singles final.

Auger-Aliassime had 8 aces and conscionable 2 treble faults failed to get 1 break-point accidental successful the match.

The ninth-seeded Auger-Aliassime needed to triumph the tourney to clinch the eighth and last spot for the season-ending ATP Finals successful Turin, Italy.

Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti are inactive battling for the last spot, with Musetti needing to triumph a tourney successful Athens this week to determination up of the Canadian and suffice for the elite lawsuit successful his location country. Auger-Aliassime volition beryllium playing astatine different ATP 250 tourney successful Metz, France, wherever helium volition beryllium the apical seed.

It's besides unclear, though, if Novak Djokovic plans to play the finals astatine a constituent successful his vocation wherever helium has said he's focusing astir exclusively connected the majors.

Djokovic, who withdrew from the finals past year, is playing successful Athens this week.

If Djokovic withdraws, some Auger-Aliassime and Musetti would suffice for the finals.

The gully is slated for Thursday erstwhile it could inactive beryllium uncertain who the past qualifier is.

Meanwhile, Sinner reclaimed the No. 1 ranking successful men's tennis with the victory.

It was the 5th rubric of the twelvemonth for the 24-year-old, who had six aces successful Sunday's final.

Sinner bushed Auger-Aliassime for the 3rd consecutive time, including successful the semifinals astatine this year's U.S. Open, and present leads the Canadian 3-2 successful head-to-heads.

"He was serving highly well," Sinner said. "You person to usage your tiny chances well."

Auger-Aliassime is 1 of the astir accordant players indoors but wide helium was incapable to occupation Sinner successful a one-sided contention which saw Sinner astatine his objective champion arsenic helium won his 5th rubric of the twelvemonth and 23rd of his career.

Although Auger-Aliassime had much aces — 8 compared to six — Sinner won 91 per cent of first-serve points compared to 81 for his opponent.

"Everything was connected the prime of his serve," Auger-Aliassime said. "Hats disconnected to him."

Dabrowski, Routliffe triumph successful WTA Finals radical stage

Also connected Sunday, Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe defeated Russia's Diana Shnaider and Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 7-6 (2) successful women's doubles radical signifier enactment of the WTA Finals successful Riyadh.

The third-seeded Dabrowski and Routliffe had 2 aces and 3 treble faults and broke connected 3 of their 8 opportunities successful the match.

They besides won 76 per cent of their first-serve points.

Shnaider and Andreeva had 3 aces but six treble faults and broke conscionable erstwhile connected 4 chances.

The 5th seeds won 75 per cent of their first-serve points.