Number 2 seed Alexander Zverev also wins his third and final group match at the ATP Finals in Turin.
The German defeated Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 3) in a high-class match 7:6 (7:5), 6:4. After his second defeat, the Spaniard must fear for his semi-final qualification.
Although Alcaraz fended off eight of nine break points, he was unable to take Zverev's serve. The Tokyo Olympic champion, who triumphed at the ATP Finals in 2018 and 2021, was already a semi-finalist after winning the tie-break in the first set. In the last four, Zverev will face American Taylor Fritz, against whom he has lost his last three matches.
The tournament is over for Alcaraz. In the second match of the group, Casper Ruud (ATP 7) beat Andrej Rublev (ATP 8) 6:4, 5:7, 6:2 and will challenge Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.
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