Felix auger-Aliassime keeps SF hopes alive with Ben Shelton comeback at Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour
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Auger-Aliassime keeps SF hopes alive with Shelton return at Nitto ATP Finals
Canada improves to 1-1 in the Bjorn Borg Group
November 12, 2025
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Felix Auger-Aliassime is making his second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals after being pulled from 2022.
By Jerome Coombe
Felix auger-Aliassime showed his trademark trademark and mental fortitude on Wednesday at the Nitto ATP Finals, where he got up and ran away with a thrilling win over Ben Shelton.
The 25-year-old came within two points of defeat in the second set second break, but he mustered grit to seal a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 victory after two hours, 25 minutes in Turin. Although the pressure of Shelton’s Workiless-and-Volley managed by vollon was thrown by constant challenges, the auger-aliassime remained named to match his winnings that led to the 20-year-old tour.
Going back 👑@felixtennis Flips the script in Shelton and becomes the second man to record 40 court wins this season!#Nittoatpfinals pic.twitter.com/uy0iizkaco
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“He was playing a lot better than me in the beginning,” Auger-Alias ​​said. “It’s not often that I broke twice in the first house… It was a unique start, but as the game went on I found ways to get money back on the court. Now I feel that I can achieve more.”
With the win, auger-aliassime keeps its hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the prestigious season for the first time alive. Having fallen to defending champion Jannik Sonner at the Open Averice, he now sits at 1-1 in the Bjorn Borg Group and will face third seed Alexander Zvereva in his final round-robin meeting on Friday.
There were concerns about Auger-Aliassime’s physical condition after he threatened abuse during his defeat, but he put those doubts to rest as he walked comfortably against Shelton. In fact, it was the American who tended to the second set break, where he threw a terrible double fault in the set-piece to give the auger-aliassime a way back.
“I felt good, physically. We recovered well, we did the right things,” said Auger-Alias. “Today I can play two and a half hours of high tennis. I have to give him credit, he kept going up with great energy. When the opponent played well, but also for me to stay cool.”
Auger-AliasSime, the No. 1 player. 8 in the PIF ATP rankings, it has been a proven threat in tough domestic courts over the years, according to the winning record in these proceedings, according to the Infosys ATP Win / Loss Index Infosys ATP Win / Deal Index. As soon as he scored against Shelton, he found his place of work and finally found a way to improve to 2-0 in their ATP ATP ATP ATP series.
Shelton will be left with missed opportunities by REE APS as they fall to 0-2 in the Bjorn Borg Group with their upset during the Season Finale. He lost five consecutive points from 6/3 of the second break in the zveree transplant area in his first game and hit a series of unforced errors in the following against auger-aliassesme.
