“Taylor, in the status of an underdog, defeated Alexander in three sets, winning on a tie-break”, — write: sport.ua
In the 1/2 finals, the American, in the status of underdog, won the victory from the second racket of the world Alexander Zverev (Germany) in the tie-break of the third game.
ATP final tournament 2024. 1/2 finals, November 16
Alexander Zverev (Germany) – Taylor Fritz (USA) – 3:6, 6:3, 6:7 (3:7)
In the 11th game of the third game, Fritz played two hidden match points.
It was the 12th meeting of the rivals. Taylor won the 7th point match.
Fritz reached the ATP Finals for the first time in his career. Taylor will make 16 Tour-level finals of his career.
In the decisive match in Turin, the American will play against the winner of the confrontation between Yannick Sinner and Kasper Ruud. The Italian and the Norwegian will take the court at 21:30 Kyiv time.
Taylor advanced to the Finals semi-finals with the Ilie Nastase Group from 2nd place, while Alexander won the John Newcombe Group Quartet. In the group stage, Fritz suffered only one defeat (against Sinner), while Zverev won all 3 matches.