🔗 Share this article Zverev Faces Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals Showdown Preamble The typical complications of group stage tennis often result in by this stage of the season-ending championships viewers are commonly scratching our heads, scrambling about for a calculator and attempting to calculate the brain-busting potential outcomes for advancement. However today's game between Zverev and Auger-Aliassime, thankfully, is simple. It's a direct elimination: the victor sets up a semifinal contest against Alcaraz at this championship finale; the loser is eliminated. The German is the frontrunner for this: the third-ranked player is the player with greater achievements, has claimed the title at this tournament previously on two instances and is ahead in their direct encounters 6-3, securing victories in both their previous matches on an covered hard surface. But … this is the surface on which Auger-Aliassime has claimed most of his championships, he’s riding a high after his compelling comeback against Ben Shelton on Wednesday and he eliminated the German in the US Championships early stage in August. Furthermore, the playing speed is higher in the host city than at the US Open venue, which works even more in AA’s favour. If the German player is reserved, as he did against Sinner, and the Canadian presses the German with his effective service game and fearless play, it could well be the 25-year-old Canadian – the one-time phenom who was previously positioned before the Spanish and Italian stars to succeed the tennis icons – who earns the dubious honour of facing the world No 1 on Saturday. The match starts: at around 20:30 in the host city, 7.30pm GMT.