Felix Auger-Aliassime stayed in contention for a place at the ATP Finals by beating Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Paris Masters.
The ninth-seeded Auger-Aliassime from Montreal hit two double-faults and sent a forehand wide to allow Mager to serve out the first set. But he evened the match when Mager double-faulted on set point in the second.
Auger-Aliassime then broke Mager twice in the third.
Qualifying for the ATP Finals would cap a good season for the 21-year-old Canadian, who reached the semifinals at the U.S. Open and the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
He also reached the final at the Murray River Open in Melbourne and the Stuttgart Open in Germany.
Also, American qualifier Tommy Paul beat Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 6-3, 6-4.
WATCH | Auger-Aliassime drops quarter-final match in Vienna Open:
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Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal fell to Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in quarter-final play at the Vienna Open. 1:42
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