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American fifth seed Taylor Fritz boosted his hopes of reaching the last four of the ATP Finals with a comeback victory against Australia’s Alex de Minaur in Turin Italy on Thursday.
De Minaur needed to defeat Fritz in straight sets for any chance of progressing to the semi-finals.
However, his hopes were crushed when Fritz stole the second set against the run of play.
Fritz, who went on to win 5-7 6-4 6-3, will progress to the last four of the season-ending tournament if Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev later today.
If 2020 champion Medvedev wins in straight sets, the Russian will advance as group winner ahead of Italy’s world number one Sinner, while Fritz will miss out.
Seventh seed De Minaur, although labouring through his opening service games, was the first to break when he ended a superb rally with a clever cross-court winner for a 4-3 lead.
Fritz was quick to respond, levelling in the next game before De Minaur broke again and served out the opening set as his opponent became increasingly frustrated, complaining to the umpire about flash photography in the arena.
The US Open runner-up had to fend off two break points in the second set, while De Minaur, in comparison, looked comfortable on serve with three love holds.
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