Alcaraz and Fritz had both won their first match and therefore met in a duel for the lead. In the first set Fritz showed a good level. He could handle Alcaraz’s game and the American was simply much sharper in the tiebreak, which he won convincingly.
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The second set also seemed to end in a tiebreak, but at 6-5 Alcaraz broke the number six in the world and in one fell swoop he took the set. In the third part, Alcaraz was clearly stronger than Fritz and took the victory. It was the sixth meeting between the two tennis players. Alcaraz made the score 5-1 with his victory in the mutual series. Fritz only managed to beat the Spanish top tennis player at the Laver Cup in September this year.
Later in the evening, Lorenzo Musetti defeated Australian Alex de Minaur in an exciting match: 7-5 3-6 7-5. The Italian came back from a 5-3 deficit in the third set. Alcaraz is therefore not yet certain. If he is defeated by Musetti in the last round and Fritz wins against De Minaur, all three will have two victories.
Tallon Greek Spoor to ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam
Tallon Greek Spoor will participate in the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam in February next year. The organization has announced this. The number 25 in the world will play in Rotterdam Ahoy for the ninth time. Greek track was in the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in 2023 and 2024.
Greek Spoor had a mixed season. He won the ATP tournament in Mallorca, but had few other highlights. He made his debut in Rotterdam in 2017.
Carlos Alcaraz, Alex de Minaur and Stefanos Tsitsipas previously agreed to participate in the ATP-500 tournament.