Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime kept his chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals alive with a first-round win Tuesday at the Paris Masters tennis tournament.

Auger-Aliassime came back from a set down to beat Argentine qualifier Francisco Comesana 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-3.

In other first-round action, Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4, while Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., fell 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to Joao Fonseca. It was the Brazilian teen’s second straight win over Shapovalov.

Auger-Aliassime’s win moved him to within 440 points of eighth-place Lorenzo Musetti in the ATP Race To Turin standings. The top eight qualify for the season-ending event in Italy.

The 25-year-old won an ATP 250 event in Belgium nine days ago, but he potentially left s

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