De Miñaur leaves ghosts behind, eliminates Fritz and dreams of reaching the semifinals

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Alex de Miñaur was hanging by a thread and now his options are growing exponentially. The Australian would have been eliminated from the ATP Finals if he had lost a set, but after his victory in two sets against Taylor Fritz, by 7-6(3), 6-3, the scenario changes radically, and if Carlos Alcaraz delivers against Lorenzo Musetti, De Miñaur will be in the Finals' semifinals with just one win.

Armed with paper, pen, and calculator, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Miñaur stepped onto the central court of the ATP Finals, but with a clear premise: only victory would do, and then they would have to wait. Both had fallen in the previous days to Carlos Alcaraz, and while the American had secured a victory against Lorenzo Musetti, the Australian showed zero wins on his tally.

Alex de Miñaur goes from being virtually out to having many chances to reach the ATP Finals semifinals

So De Miñaur had no choice but to go all out in this third match if he wanted to keep his hopes alive for a spot in the ATP Finals semifinals. In fact, if he lost the first set, he would already be mathematically eliminated. So, in the fifth game, he broke Fritz's serve, who struggled with long exchanges. When the rallies exceeded five shots, the point tended to favor the Australian.

However, the Californian reacted promptly, increased his aggressiveness to break back in the following game, and then took a 4-3 lead. From that point on, the strengths were equalized, each held their serves, and the first set would be decided in the tiebreak.

At that moment, De Miñaur had to give it his all if he didn't want to be eliminated before the end of the match. Therefore, he raised the intensity, added another gear to his already energetic legs, and gradually laid the foundations for a first set (7-6(3)) that he came very close to losing at times.

Pressure now shifted to Fritz's shoulders; he had to turn the match around or be eliminated from the ATP Finals where he was the finalist last year. Panic started to take over the American, while the Australian kept pushing harder, such that in the second game of the second set, he broke to love and then took a 3-0 lead to get closer to victory.

There was no resurgence from Fritz, and De Miñaur did not falter, as he did in his match against Musetti. This time, it was the determination of the Australian that prevailed and the lack of effort from the American to mount a comeback. Thus, Taylor Fritz is eliminated from the ATP Finals, and Alex de Miñaur dreams of progressing after his victory by 7-6(3), 6-3, provided that Carlos Alcaraz defeats Lorenzo Musetti.

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