TURIN, Italy — Felix Auger-Aliassime beat two-time champion Alexander Zverev and claimed the last spot in the semifinals of the ATP Finals on Friday.
The Canadian's reward? Carlos Alcaraz, who is fresh from claiming the year-end No. 1 ranking after winning all three of his group matches.
"This is a high value tournament for players," Auger-Aliassime said. "It's like a grand finale and when you have a look at the list of champions, there have been many No. 1s.
"You want to be in the final but I'll have to go through a great player to do that. I will take my chance if I have it."
The eighth-seeded Auger-Aliassime won 6-4, 7-6 (4) to join Jannik Sinner in advancing from the Bjorn Borg group. Earlier, Sinner completed a sweep of his round-robin matches by dispatching already-eliminated Ben

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