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Honeymoon on maintain as Auger-Aliassime makes late-season bid for Turin

Returning to motion in Shanghai, Canadian seeks second look at Nitto ATP Finals

October 03, 2025

From a picture-perfect Marrakech marriage ceremony two weeks in the past to his return to the street to Turin on the Rolex Shanghai Masters, Felix Auger-Aliassime knew one thing needed to give.

“Honeymoon? That is our honeymoon, a Shanghai honeymoon,” the Canadian joked to ATPTour.com in China this week, the place he’s joined by spouse Nina.

“We’re right here collectively and perhaps later within the 12 months there’s going to be a honeymoon. However for now, clearly I’ve to get again to the tournaments, get again to work… however we’re nonetheless having an excellent time collectively.”

At tenth within the PIF ATP Reside Race to Turin, Auger-Aliassime is only one place outdoors the eight-man minimize for the Nitto ATP Finals, with ninth-placed Jack Draper out for the 12 months as a result of damage. Married to Nina on 20 September, the 25-year-old will this week play his first match since his semi-final run on the US Open.

Reflecting on the 120-person marriage ceremony on the Selman Marrakech resort within the Moroccan homeland of Nina’s father, Felix mentioned that the memorable day was flawless.

“Every little thing was so optimistic… plenty of issues might go incorrect in a marriage, nevertheless it went fantastically effectively and the spotlight of the evening was most likely the speeches,” mentioned Felix, who proposed to Nina throughout a Seychelles trip in November 2024.

“There’s at all times an element through the dinner the place household and associates will give speeches and myself, my mother, Nina’s sister, her dad, all of them gave speeches and it was essentially the most stunning and touching second as a result of you aren’t getting to talk like that to one another typically or there’s not likely the circumstances to talk in such a deep method. In order that was actually the spotlight for us.”

A love that by no means stopped rising from the second we laid eyes on one another, and by no means will 🤍💍

September twentieth, 2025, our desires turned actuality.

Photographs: Rani FawazTuxedo: @Dior Marriage ceremony robe: @VeraWang Venue: @SelmanMarrakech pic.twitter.com/s2jywsCE8D

— Félix AugerAliassime (@felixtennis) September 25, 2025

An achieved equestrian, Nina ensured that horses featured through the marriage ceremony day, with friends sipping on sundown cocktails between stables.

“She’s understood my world from the start and that is helped our relationship as a result of she understood the sacrifices of my life on the street,” Felix mentioned. “She noticed her dad, his complete life being an equestrian athlete, undergo that comparable sort of sacrifice.

“However our sports activities are very totally different. We at all times snort after I inform her: ‘I do not make the horse run, I run myself’. However I believe there are similarities in how technically sound you must be in each sports activities. Tennis is a really technical sport and the margins in equestrian and present leaping are very small. So that you additionally must be very, very clear technically.”

Auger-Aliassime wants one win in Shanghai to succeed in the 250 career-wins milestone, in keeping with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss index. He’s 34-19 on the 12 months, his greatest mark since his breakout 2022 season when his 60 victories led to his debut on the Nitto ATP Finals.

Having skilled the attract of the celebrated occasion, he’s looking forward to a second style.

“I am extraordinarily motivated [to qualify],” he mentioned. “I began the 12 months very sturdy after which for a pair months it was tougher within the spring, however I had an awesome summer season in America. There’s at all times ups and downs, nevertheless it’s been a optimistic 12 months up to now. So if I could make one final push within the subsequent month to safe my place in Turin, that might be stunning. However I am not in it proper now, so I have to push some guys out. I want to actually play some good tennis and get plenty of wins.”

Auger-Aliassime exploded out of the gates this 12 months with titles in Adelaide and Montpellier within the first 5 weeks of the season. A run to the Dubai remaining noticed him return to the Prime 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings.

However only one win in 4 ATP Masters 1000 appearances within the lead as much as Roland Garros, the place he fell to Matteo Arnaldi in 5 units within the opening spherical, noticed him lose momentum.

After some refined re-tooling, he reached the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals, solely to be clobbered by Jannik Sinner, who conceded simply two video games. However his run to the US Open semi-finals, the place he went toe-to-toe with Sinner in a aggressive four-setter, catapulted him into Turin rivalry.

“They weren’t massive adjustments I made, only a few issues to regulate. I imply technically, I believe my serve has improved all year long after which additionally tactically I used to be extra conscious,” he mentioned. “I believe I used to be not enjoying the suitable method on the clay or I used to be not likely trusting my sport plan at all times or I used to be doubting myself an excessive amount of.

“However then I acquired again on the onerous courts once more, and whereas it wasn’t good, I used to be bettering, bettering, bettering till the nice US Open. So hopefully I can maintain that going.”

Reflecting on his 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Sinner in New York, Auger-Aliassime mentioned: “It was a bodily battle with each of us struggling at instances, mentally as effectively to point out the least weak spot to your opponent. He got here out on high. However for me, it was encouraging to see a greater stage for me, enjoying the No. 1 on the planet on the time, enjoying him. He’s been on a sizzling streak for some time, so it was undoubtedly encouraging.”

When Auger-Aliassime certified for Turin in 2022, it was on the again of a hat-trick of titles in October: Florence, Antwerp and Basel, a crown he efficiently defended the next 12 months.

With 4 of his seven profession titles coming in October, the Canadian has hopes of closing the sizeable 630-point hole with eighth-placed Lorenzo Musetti, who is very motivated to make his finale debut on dwelling soil.

Auger-Aliassime opens his Shanghai marketing campaign Saturday in opposition to Alejandro Tabilo.