Taylor Fritz has managed to do his homework in his last match of the group stage of the ATP Finals 2024. The American has defeated Alex de Miñaur despite losing the first set (5-7, 6-4, 6-3), and now he will have to wait for what happens in tonight's duel.
Fritz needs Jannik Sinner to defeat Daniil Medvedev in his match in order to seal his qualification to the semifinals of the ATP Finals. If the world No. 1 beats the Russian, the American will advance to the final round.
Taylor Fritz pulls off a crucial comeback
Regarding the match itself, Fritz started losing a first set that almost went to a tie break. The American suffered a break at 3-3, but responded with a break of De Miñaur's serve immediately. However, at 5-5 Fritz lost his serve again, and that was decisive for the Australian to take the first set.
In the second set, the equality did not disappear from the scoreboard until almost the end of it. After putting the 5-4 after Alex de Miñaur a game in white, Taylor Fritz was going to benefit from the doubts of his rival, and was 0-40 in the next game with 3 set balls. The first 2 he could not materialize them, but the third time was the charm.
In the third and final set, Fritz had managed to win the mental battle against De Minaur. At 2-1, the American was again 0-40 on his opponent's serve. After getting the break, Fritz confirmed the break to take the lead to 4-1. Holding firm with his serve, he would make it 5-2 and began to caress the victory. In the end, Taylor Fritz took the set 6-3, and the important victory.
The most likely scenario is that Fritz, if he gets past the group stage, will do so with 2nd place, so that in the semifinals of the ATP Finals he would face the 1st of the group of Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud, since Andrey Rublev is already eliminated.
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