Carlos Alcaraz beats Taylor Fritz and moves within 1 win of year-end No. 1

Carlos Alcaraz is 1 triumph distant from securing the year-ending No. 1 ranking

TURIN, Italy -- TURIN, Italy (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is 1 triumph distant from securing the year-ending No. 1 ranking.

Alcaraz rallied past Taylor Fritz 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-3 connected Tuesday astatine the ATP Finals and present needs to either triumph his last radical lucifer against Lorenzo Musetti oregon an eventual semifinal to decorativeness a twelvemonth No. 1 for the 2nd clip successful his career.

Alcaraz, who improved to 2-0 astatine the season-ending lawsuit for the apical 8 players, could seal a spot successful the semifinals if Alex de Minaur beats Musetti later.

If Alcaraz doesn’t triumph different lucifer and Jannik Sinner goes undefeated to support his title, Sinner volition decorativeness No. 1.

Alcaraz produced 47 winners to Fritz’s 38 and managed to travel backmost from a acceptable down contempt 14 aces from his American opponent.

Alcaraz present tops the Jimmy Connors radical up of Fritz, who is 1-1. De Minaur and Musetti are some 0-1.

The apical 2 finishers successful each radical beforehand to the semifinals.

Sinner leads his radical aft beating Felix Auger-Aliassime successful his opener connected Monday.

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