Losing sleep over an urgent report you have to submit on Monday? Stuck in one of those endless work meetings and running out of patience? Have you ever thought seriously about changing companies because of your boss?

None of these questions would have to be asked if Rafael Nadal was at the helm of the company. According to a survey by a Spanish employment portal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, who is one of the best sportsmen of all time, is also the ideal boss for most of his countrymen.

In a study that surveyed almost 5,000 people, the 22-time Grand Slam champion was the favourite choice of his compatriots to take the reins in the office. The Mallorcan’s virtues extend beyond the tennis courts and the people of Spain consider him ideal for successfully running a working environment.

Fifty-eight per cent of those surveyed pointed to his humility, while 50% trust the honesty he projects and 48% of respondents value the passion he transmits at work. In total, 45% of participants chose Nadal as their first choice to lead any project.

The former No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings topped a list of names that are hugely influential in Spanish society. Nadal beat virologist Margarita del Val (33%) and epidemiologist Fernando Simón (23%), both figures who had a significant public presence during the COVID-19 pandemic, businessman Jeff Bezos (24%), the founder of Amazon, and Ibai Llanos (19%) a Spanish internet celebrity.

The winner of 90 ATP titles is clearly still highly regarded in his home country and frequently comes out on top of these types of surveys. In the 2017 season, he received similar recognition from a poll run by an employment agency, which in 2019 also put him among the favourites for Spanish children aged between four and 16.

Felix Auger-Aliassime will have a shot at his second ATP Tour title – and a return to the World’s Top 10 – after dismissing #NextGenATP Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-2, 6-3 in the UniCredit Firenze Open semi-finals Saturday.

The Canadian, who has already climbed two places this week to No. 11 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, will reclaim a coveted spot in the Top 10 if he beats first-time finalist J.J. Wolf Sunday (5pm CEST, See Broadcasters).

Significantly, Auger-Aliassime has the opportunity to extend his lead over Taylor Fritz in seventh place in the Pepperstone ATP Race To Turin to 180 points, as both players fight to make their debut at the Nitto ATP Finals, to be played 13-20 November.

In the early stages of the semi-final, Auger-Aliassime displayed strong firepower to hit through Musetti, racing off to an early lead. The Canadian remained flawless from the baseline, firing 21 winners to only six unforced errors, dispatching the Italian in one hour, 27 minutes.

“We started the match really good, at a very high level,” Felix said. “He was playing amazing tennis and I thought, ‘I’m going to need to play my best tennis in order to win’. I think that’s what I did tonight, I played very complete tennis, a very solid performance. I’m really happy and looking forward to tomorrow.”

When Musetti was trailing 2-5 in the opening set, the #NextGenATP youngster called for the physio to address discomfort in his abdominal region. But Felix never let the Italian back into the match as he advanced to his third final of the season, all of which have come on indoor hard courts (Rotterdam and Marseille).

“A final is always difficult,” Felix said. “You have to play your best tennis because it’s the two best players of the week. J.J. [Wolf] has been playing very good, serving strong. I think if we both serve the way we’ve been serving this week, it’s going to be very tight, a very close match. I’m going to work on my returns and be ready for a good battle tomorrow.”

Musetti, who won an ATP 500 title in Hamburg during the clay season, has already qualified for the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals, to be played in Milan 8-12 November. The 20-year-old climbs to a career-high No. 24 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings following his run to the semi-final this week.

American duo Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow advanced to the Gijon Open final Saturday, when they ousted Sander Gille and Fabrice Martin 6-4, 6-4.

Lammons and Withrow, who claimed their first team title in San Diego last month, look to continue their hot streak Sunday, when they face Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in the championship match. The Americans are also two-time Challenger champions this season (Cary and Salzburg).

In Florence doubles action, third seeds Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek fended off two match points to survive Lorenzo Sonego and Andrea Vavassori 6-2, 3-6, 12-10. The Croatian-American duo, who won the ATP 250 event in Lyon earlier this season and are 12th in the Pepperstone ATP Teams Rankings, will face Frenchmen Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in Sunday’s final.

Mahut and Roger-Vasselin took down countrymen Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6-4, 7-6(4) Saturday to advance to their first Tour-level final of this season.

The French duo, who reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon this summer, look for their first team title since 2019 Tokyo.

American J.J. Wolf has charged into his first ATP Tour final after a power-hitting 6-4 6-4 win over Swedish qualifier Mikael Ymer at the UniCredit Firenze Open in Florence.

Rising to a career-best No. 56 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, the 23-year-old will play the winner of top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and third-seeded home favourite Lorenzo Musetti.

“I definitely had to keep my nerve and wait for my chance,” Wolf said. “He’s sneaky aggressive and can turn defense into offense in a second. I’m not sure what to expect tomorrow as I haven’t been in a final before. I’m just going to keep working on the things I’ve been working on and not worry about the result.”

Wolf, who upset fourth-seeded countryman Maxime Cressy in the second round and seventh seed Alexander Bublik in the quarter-finals, improved to 16-16 on the year.

Wolf began the year ranked outside the Top 150.

Andrey Rublev extended his winning streak against Dominic Thiem to four matches Saturday after defeating the Austrian 6-4, 6-4 to charge into the Gijon Open final in Spain.

Playing an ultra-aggressive brand of tennis, Rublev firmed up his hold on sixth position in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race to Turin, as he looks to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the third consecutive year.

Rublev, who has now won eight straight sets against the 2020 US Open champion, battled his inner demons after being broken when attempting to serve out the first set. The 24-year-old, who has spoken candidly about difficulties in controlling his on-court frustrations, exploded in rage after dropping serve but regained composure to break in the next game to close out the set.

“When I was winning 4-1 with a break point for 5-1 it looks like the match is going my way and then I am at 5-4 with him serving,” Rublev said. “That’s not easy to accept, but I was lucky I played a really good game and Dominic helped me out a little bit.

“Then I felt more confident and I was able to win in two sets, which was the most important thing. This week I have been playing really well and I’ll try to show my best tennis of the week tomorrow.”

The former junior World No. 1 attacked Thiem’s first and second serves to seize momentum early in points and also broke Theim in the final game of the match to seal victory. He won 33 per cent of first-serve return points and 53 per cent of second-serve return points. He also looked comfortable when moving forward to net to pressure his opponent.

Rublev is chasing his fourth title of the year, having already triumphed in Belgrade, Dubai and Marseille. In Sunday’s final he will play the winner of American Sebastian Korda and Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, who saved nine match points to deny Pablo Carreno Busta 18-16 in a third-set tie-break on Friday.

Thiem who would have returned to the Top 100 had he beaten Rublev, continues to lay the foundation for a successful 2023 season after a spotty start to 2022, when he lost his first six tour-level matches.

This week in Gijon the former World No. 3 has hit his signature one-handed backhand with authority, showing no signs of lingering problems with his right wrist following a tear in June 2021 that forced him to miss the second half of the 2021 season. He has played 28 tour-level matches this season for a 14-14 record and is No. 132 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings.