Carlos Alcaraz achieved a very important win on Day 3 of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, defeating a deluxe version of Taylor Fritz thanks to a sensational comeback. The world No.1 suffered from the American ace's game for most of the match, losing the first set and canceling several break points in the second set, before making the difference at the decisive moment by winning a battle that lasted almost three hours.
Thanks to this victory, the 22-year-old Spaniard has an excellent chance of reaching the semifinals in the last huge event of the ATP calendar and is also very close to another goal. Carlitos is just one win away from securing the mathematical certainty of ending 2025 at the top of the ATP rankings, even if his huge rival Jannik Sinner were to win the ATP Finals undefeated for the second year in a row.
Alcaraz is proud
The six-time Grand Slam champion who has had a season full of joys and has finally found the necessary continuity at the highest level will face Italian star Lorenzo Musetti in the last match of his group scheduled for tomorrow. The talent from Carrara has already put Carlos in serious trouble in the past, but we will have to see if his body has recovered from the tough battle against the Australian ace Alex de Minaur.
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Meanwhile, the star from Murcia revealed the main key to his triumph over Fritz at the Inalpi Arena: "I'm really satisfied with how I handled the pressure in the decisive moments, playing my best tennis just when I needed it most. I didn't have many chances during this clash, but I was good at converting those few opportunities he gave me."
Alcaraz has made no secret of the fact that closing 2025 as world No. 1 is one of his main goals, in the hope of making it to the end of this edition of the ATP Finals before defending his Spain's colors at the Davis Cup Finals to be held in Bologna.
