ATP Finals 2024: Taylor Fritz ends Alexander Zverev winning streak to reach Turin final with stunning win

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Taylor Fritz booked his place in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals with a superb three-set victory over Alexander Zverev in Turin. The American, the fifth seed in Italy, came through 6-3 3-6 7-6(3) in two hours and 23 minutes in Italy to stun the second seed and extend his unbeaten run against Zverev to four consecutive matches. Fritz will play either Jannik Sinner or Casper Ruud on Sunday.

Highlights: Fritz beats Zverev to reach Turin final

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Taylor Fritz produced a superb victory over Alexander Zverev to reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in Turin, beating the German in three sets.

The American came through 6-3 3-6 7-6(3) in two hours and 23 minutes, and will face either Jannik Sinner or Casper Ruud in Sunday's final showdown.

Fritz, the fifth seed in Italy, extended his unbeaten run over Zverev to four matches, having most recently beaten him at the Laver Cup in September. That followed his four-set victory in the quarter-finals of the US Open, where he reached the final.

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He also handed Zverev his first defeat in nine matches, after the world No. 2 won the recent Paris Masters and started the final tournament of the year on fire, beating Andrey Rublev, Ruud, and Carlos Alcaraz en route to the last four.

Fritz served up the first break point with a brilliant forehand to meet Zverev's overhead lob in the sixth game.

The German escaped that, but this year's US Open finalist would prevail after a second break point and take a 4-2 lead.

He followed that up with an emphatic hold to love, leaving Zverev serving to prolong the opening set after a sobering couple of games.

The German responded with a convincing hold to love himself, before Fritz sealed the deal with that monstrous forehand on his own serve and claimed the opening set.

After Zverev won the opening game, the video replay system came into play to determine the possibility of a double bounce.

The point was replayed and Fritz would go onto restore parity at 1-1, but the momentum swayed in favour of Zverev.

A well-placed backhand yielded the world No.2 a first break point in the second set, which he claimed after Fritz failed with a drop shot.

After following that up with a comfortable hold, the Paris Masters champion moved 4-1 in front and well on course to restore overall parity in this contest.

A pulsating rally went Fritz's way to pull the score back to a second deuce in the seventh game, before Zverev eventually prevailed and left the American serving to stay in the set at 5-2 down.

A ferocious forehand levelled things up for Zverev to take this intriguing match into a decider, with an 83% success rate from first serves proving crucial.

A series of missed shots in the fifth game gave Zverev three break points, but Fritz impressively managed to swat away all three, recovering from 40-0 to claim a crucial hold.

This absorbing tussle then saw Zverev save three break points to level the score back up at 4-4, before Fritz was able to survive a series of unforced errors to take a 6-5 lead.

A seemingly inevitable tie-break beckoned when Zverev did what was required to hold, meaning all 12 games in this deciding set had gone by the way of serve.

In the deciding breaker, Fritz seized the initiative immediately, earning the decisive mini-break on Zverev's first service point. And he clung on admirably, defending and serving superbly to see out the match, which he ended with the final cherry on top, a final mini-break with a blistering inside-out forehand winner.

"It was tough in the second and the third," Fritz said afterwards.

"I felt like I played almost a perfect first set. Things felt great, and then things can change so quickly when you’re playing someone like Sasha. You play one service game that’s not great; he played a good return game, breaks me.

"Then, I have some chances to get it back, but he’s such a good server; that’s just the set. I found myself in some tough spots in the third. Both of us started to get onto each other’s serves even more. More balls were being put in play, at the end it was just huge.

"When I was trying to be aggressive, I didn’t feel like I was doing much, so I told myself at the end that I just had to fight and be solid, and take care of myself as best as I can. I tried to give him absolutely nothing from the back.

"A big thing is that I just trust my game and my level. I don’t feel nearly as uncomfortable in these kinds of situations anymore, because I’ve been putting myself in these situations against the top guys at big event a lot lately. I’m getting more comfortable in the moment and I’m really confident in my game."

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