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Alex de Minaur Thank you carlos alcaraz After completing its remarkable revival in atp final To reach the semi-finals for the first time.
australian Admitted to being in a “dark place” After starting the tournament with a loss to Alcaraz Lorenzo Musettiwhere is he lost the lead of the third set Against the Italians.
Needing a straight-sets win over Taylor Fritz to keep her hopes alive, De Minaur produced a strong performance to defeat the American 7-6(3) 6-3 and have “finally” written on the camera lenses after earning her first top-10 win of the season.
De Minaur was surprised when he learned that he was still in the running to reach the semi-finals. During an interview after the match, De Minaur was told that Alcaraz would have to beat Musetti to reach the semi-finals, and he responded: “Is that really true? I don’t know, I don’t believe you.”
After understanding the situation, de Minaur said he would support Alcaraz against Musetti and the Spaniard subsequently won 7–5 6–2 to complete his perfect round-robin record and Claim year-end No. 1 ranking Ahead of Janic Sinner,
De Minaur then posted on Instagram: “Let’s go! Next semi. PS: Gracias Carlos”.
The result completed a remarkable turnaround for De Minaur, who openly questioned himself after his defeat to Musetti and revealed that his results were “killing me mentally”.
Instead, de Minaur’s first win at an ATP Finals in his sixth attempt secured his place in the semi-finals ahead of Fritz and Musetti.
“I’ve been through a lot of heartbreak recently, it was nice to finally get a win here in Turin,” he said. “I’ve worked really hard so it was nice to get some positive feedback or a positive reward for the hard work, so very happy with today’s performance.”
This would likely set up a semi-final match with defending champion Sinner, who has won all 12 previous matches against De Minaur in one of the most lopsided head-to-head records in the sport.
If Sinner beats Ben Shelton on Friday afternoon, he can book the top spot in his round-robin, and avoid Alcaraz in the semi-finals.