Taylor Fritz edged nearer to the ATP Finals semifinals Thursday, rallying from a set all the way down to defeat Alex de Minaur 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
In an exhilarating contest in Turin, Fritz eradicated Finals debutant de Minaur, whose set victory unexpectedly sealed Jannik Sinner’s spot within the semifinals.
Sinner now heads into his closing Ilie Nastase Group match towards Daniil Medvedev, safe within the information that he’s already by means of to the semifinals. A win will assure him the highest spot within the group.
Fritz, in the meantime, will be part of Sinner within the knockout stage so long as the world No. 1 wins a minimum of one set in entrance of his dwelling followers.
Sinner is looking his first Finals title after an distinctive season by which he gained seven tournaments, together with his first Grand Slam victories on the Australian and U.S. Opens.
He misplaced final yr’s closing to Novak Djokovic, who withdrew from this yr’s match as a result of harm.
Sinner entered the season-ending occasion already assured of turning into the primary Italian to prime the ATP end-of-year rankings.
However, he has been dogged by controversy after twice testing optimistic for traces of the steroid clostebol in March.
He was initially cleared by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, however on the finish of September, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed, in search of a ban of as much as two years.
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