Recap, highlights, and quotes from Taylor Fritz's win over Alex de Minaur in the Group Stage of the ATP Finals.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has become the first player to advance to the semifinals at the ATP Finals in Turin. Sinner was assured of a spot in the last four after U.S.

Alex de Minaur's ATP Finals debut didn't go to plan, but there's no doubt it was an invaluable experience against the world's best for the rising star. The Australian suffered his third consecutive defeat of the tournament on Friday morning (AEDT),

Taylor Fritz finished the round-robin stage at the ATP Finals in Turin with a 2-1 score. The American faced Alex de Minaur in the final group match and scored a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory in two hours and eight minutes. Fritz is now waiting for tonight's match between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev to see if he will qualify for the semi-final.

In his last match on September 4, 2024, de Minaur was defeated 3-6, 5-7, 2-6 versus Jack Draper in the quarterfinals of the US Open. Over the last two years, Fritz and de Minaur met in the Round of 16 at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers on August 10, 2023. de Minaur won 7-6, 4-6, 6-1.

The round-robin stages of the ATP Tour Finals in Turin, Italy are heading into their final matches. After eight matches, all of them straight-sets wins, none of the eight singles players in the tournament have qualified,

Still plenty to play for in group Ilie Nastase, although the scenarios where Jannik Sinner doesn’t make the semifinals or Alex de Minaur does are mostly theoretical.

Alex de Minaur has been thrashed in his first two ATP Finals matches - but there is still a slim chance he can reach the semi-finals in Turin.