A DAY OF COMEBACKS IN TURIN

Auger-Aliassime still in the game with battling win over Shelton, Musetti vows to fight till the end

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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime celebrating after winning his match against Ben Shelton of the United States at the ATP Finals in Turin. The 25-year-old bounced back from a poor start to boost his hopes of reaching the semi-finals.

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Felix Auger-Aliassime got his ATP Finals bid up and running on Nov 12 by beating Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-5 in two hours, 25 minutes ahead of Jannik Sinner’s clash with Alexander Zverev.

The Canadian 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 world No. 2 Sinner will qualify from the Bjorn Borg Group if he beats Zverev on Nov 12 (Nov 13, Singapore time) in front of a partisan home crowd.

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.