Felix Auger-Aliassime has just achieved something in Paris that has not been done on the ATP Tour in nearly a decade

Felix Auger-Aliassime has reached his second ATP Masters 1000 final in Paris after defeating Alexander Bublik in straight sets.

The Canadian took the first set against the Kazakh star in a tiebreak, and came back from 4-1 down in the second set to emerge victorious 7-6, 6-4.

Auger-Aliassime, ranked 10th in the world currently, is now one win away from both a maiden Masters 1000 title and ATP Finals qualification.

Following Lorenzo Musetti’s early exit at the Paris Masters, he was able to close in on the eighth and final spot for the year-end tournament in Turin.

With his triumph over Bublik, Auger-Aliassime has just achieved something not managed on the ATP Tour in nearly a decade.

Felix Auger-Aliassime achieves incredible feat at the Paris Masters

The last time Auger-Aliassime made the final of an ATP Masters 1000 event was at the Madrid Open during the 2024 season.

His appearance in the title bout of the Paris Masters will see him become the first non-European player to reach Masters finals on multiple surfaces since Kei Nishikori in 2016.

That year, Nishikori reached the final of both the Miami Open and the Canadian Open, as well as making the semifinals in Madrid and Rome.

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Auger-Aliassime has had an up-and-down Masters series this year, failing to make it past the third round in his first five appearances at the level in 2025.

He did, however, reach the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open and the Shanghai Masters, and now he will have the chance to fight for the title in Paris.

Naomi Broady says Lorenzo Musetti will be ‘praying’ during the final

Speaking on Sky Sports after the match, former British tennis player Naomi Broady said: “What a run he [Auger-Aliassime] is on, a fairytale if he’s able to qualify.

“Poor [Lorenzo] Musetti must just be sitting at home. Musetti said last week, it’s a dream that’s turned into a nightmare, trying to qualify for Turin.

“He said he’s played every week since Wimbledon; he hasn’t been able to stop, because the likes of Felix have been hot on his heels.

“He’s going to be praying that Felix doesn’t win the final tomorrow, because otherwise it’s Felix who is going to have qualified, Musetti will have to be there as an alternate.”

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