Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime fell just short of a title at the Paris Masters on Sunday.
The 25-year-old from Montreal suffered a 6-4, 7-6 (4) loss to Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the men’s singles final.
Auger-Aliassime had eight aces and just two double faults failed to get one break-point chance in the match.
The ninth-seeded Auger-Aliassime needed to win the tournament to clinch the eighth and final spot for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, Italy.
Meanwhile, Sinner reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in men’s tennis with the victory.
It was the fifth title of the year for the 24-year-old, who had six aces in Sunday’s final.
Dabrowski, Routliffe win in WTA Finals group stage
Also on Sunday, Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe defeated Russia’s Diana Shnaider and Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 7-6 (2) in women’s doubles group stage action of the WTA Finals in Riyadh.
The third-seeded Dabrowski and Routliffe had two aces and three double faults and broke on three of their eight opportunities in the match.
They also won 76 per cent of their first-serve points.
Shnaider and Andreeva had three aces but six double faults and broke just once on four chances.
The fifth seeds won 75 per cent of their first-serve points.
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