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Shelton's debut dreams dashed, dramatic defeat dazes dejected De Minaur
Gulf Today
|November 13, 2025
Felix Auger-Aliassime got his ATP Finals bid up and running on Wednesday by beating Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-5 ahead of Jannik Sinner’s clash with Alexander Zverev.
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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime won just his second ever match at the season-ending tournament with a battling display in Turin, coming back from a poor start to boost his hopes of reaching the semifinals.
His win means that current world number one Sinner will qualify from the Bjorn Borg Group if he beats Zverev later in front of a partisan home crowd.
"There was a lot of firepower... obviously we know how good he can serve but I felt that if I was able to engage in the rallies, neutralise his serve maybe I would get a chance at some point,” said Auger-Aliassime to Sky Sport.
“I think I played great, very aggressive, hitting very good balls on backhand and forehand, so I went for it and in the end it paid off.”
Auger-Aliassime’s imposing service game, which included nine aces, eventually broke down Shelton whose erratic play cost him a debut win at the Finals.
This story is from the November 13, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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