ATP Finals: Felix Auger-Aliassime fights back to stun Rafael Nadal

TURIN: For his maiden victory in the ATP Finals, Felix Auger-Aliassime could not have chosen a better victim. The Canadian, whose red-hot streak may have hit a recent blip stunned top seed, Rafael Nadal, in straight sets here on Tuesday.

The fifth seed bounced back impressively from his opening defeat to Casper Ruud at the season finale in Turin, where he defeated Nadal 6-3, 6-4 to notch his maiden victory in the prestigious season finale.

Auger-Aliassime said having played at the same court earlier helped him overcome Nadal.

"I think having one match here, I got used to the conditions on centre court," Auger-Aliassime was quoted as saying in a report on the ATP Tour's official website. "It helped me a lot. I felt my game was better today. My serve was great and return and backhand was much better. I was hitting it with my more consistency and quality. When I am playing like this, I have proven I can compete and beat some of the best players in the world."

Novak Djokovic continued his dominance over Stefanos Tsitsipas with a 6-4, 7-6(4) win in group stage play on Monday night. Djokovic's outstanding serving, mighty forehand and all-court defence delivered him a ninth straight win over Tsitsipas in their Red Group match. IANS

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