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Alcaraz rallies past Fritz, who misses ATP Finals after wasting match points
Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz in a three-set Paris Masters quarter-final after losing the opening set.
The Spaniard won 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 in a match lasting two hours and 43 minutes.
Fritz had two match points but could not finish the match, as Alcaraz fought back.
The result sent Alcaraz to his first Paris Masters semi-final, where he will face the winner of Casper Ruud’s match against Nuno Borges.
Fritz needed a win to claim the last place at the ATP Finals in Turin, the season-ending event for top players.
That place went to Spain’s Rafael Jodar instead, while Fritz missed out.
The ATP Finals run from November 15 to 22, and Alcaraz is among the players already qualified.
Carlos Alcaraz came back from two match points down to beat Taylor Fritz in the Paris Masters quarter-finals.
Alcaraz won 6-7 (10-12), 7-5, 6-3 after Fritz took the first set.
The defeat ended Fritz’s bid to qualify for the ATP Finals, where he needed to reach the semi-finals to pass Rafael Jodar.
Jodar secured the final place at the season-ending event, becoming the first player to qualify in the same year as his tour-level debut.
Earlier, Ben Shelton beat Tommy Paul, securing Frances Tiafoe’s place at the ATP Finals.
- Who
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz; Rafael Jodar secured the final ATP Finals place.
- What
- Alcaraz won their Paris Masters quarter-final 6-7 (10-12), 7-5, 6-3 after saving two match points.
- When
- 6 November 2026.
- Where
- The Paris Masters in Paris, France.
- Why
- Fritz needed to reach the semi-finals to pass Jodar and qualify for the ATP Finals, but his defeat ended that chance.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ben Shelton beat Tommy Paul 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, securing Frances Tiafoe’s place at the ATP Finals.
Fritz won the first-set tie-break against Alcaraz in their Paris Masters quarter-final.
Alcaraz saved two match points, won the second set 7-5 and took the deciding set 6-3.
Fritz’s defeat confirmed Jodar’s qualification for the ATP Finals.
The ATP Finals are scheduled to take place in Turin.
- Match result
- Alcaraz beat Fritz 6-7 (10-12), 7-5, 6-3
- Match points
- Fritz held two; Alcaraz saved both
- Jodar’s ATP Finals points
- 3,234
- Fritz’s race points
- 3,050; he finished 11th
- ATP Finals dates
- 15-22 November 2026
- ATP Finals venue
- Inalpi Arena, Turin
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