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Auger-Aliassime sends 'inspired' statement in Turin race, sinks Musetti in Shanghai

Felix Auger-Aliassime produced a clinical display in a high-stakes fourth-round showdown Wednesday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

The 12th seed eased past Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals at the Chinese ATP Masters 1000 event. Auger-Aliassime converted three of six points he earned in his 85-minute victory inside Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, where he will on Friday take on Arthur Rinderknech in the last eight.

Another chapter written 📚📷@felixtennis becomes the first Canadian to reach the final eight in Shanghai, a 60th career quarter-final for Felix@SH_RolexMasters
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[That was] ’inspired Felix’ I guess,” said Auger-Aliassime, when asked to describe his performance. “I felt like I was playing fast, but I was seeing the game slow. It’s weird when you get these kinds of nights.

“I’ve been trying to work my way there obviously for a while now, working on this type of game plan, but to execute it live on a match court at this stage against an opponent like this is a different story to practice. I’m very pleased, because to play like this means things are coming along nicely.”

Wednesday’s encounter between eighth seed Musetti and Auger-Aliassime held big implications in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, with the eighth-placed Musetti having the opportunity to widen the gap between himself and 10th-placed Auger-Aliassime. Yet by sinking Musetti for his fifth win against a Top 10 opponent in 2025, the 10th-placed Auger-Aliassime has moved to within 530 points of his rival as both players vie for a Nitto ATP Finals spot.

Prior to Shanghai, Auger-Aliassime reached the Cincinnati quarter-finals and the US Open semi-finals. The Canadian brought similar form to his clash in China with Musetti, in which he fired 24 winners, including seven aces, to his opponent’s 11.

The 25-year-old also saved all three break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and he has now held in 28 of 29 service games across his three matches in Shanghai so far. After avenging his defeats in his two previous meetings with Musetti (Paris 2024 Olympics, Miami 2025), Auger-Aliassime has levelled the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series at 4-4.

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