Alcaraz beats Fritz in Paris as Jodar secures ATP Finals place
Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz in three sets to reach the Paris Masters semi-finals, while Fritz’s loss secured Rafael Jodar the final place at the ATP Finals.
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Carlos Alcaraz has qualified for the Paris Masters semi-finals and eliminated Taylor Fritz from the race for the ATP Finals after beating the American in a three-set quarter-final on Friday.
The world No 3 won 6-7 (10), 7-5, 6-3, according to an ANP report carried by Nieuws.nl. He will face either Norway’s Casper Ruud or Portugal’s Nuno Borges in the semi-finals.
Fritz’s defeat handed the final available place at the season-ending ATP Finals to 20-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar. Frances Tiafoe had secured another spot earlier on Friday. The tournament runs in Turin from 15 to 22 November.
Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli and Arthur Fils are also set to compete. Jannik Sinner will miss the event because of injury.
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