Summary
Carlos Alcaraz began his bid for a first ATP Finals trophy with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Australian Alex de Minaur in their round-robin clash in Turin on Sunday.
Alcaraz won his opening ATP Finals match for the first time despite De Minaur’s battling display, where the Australian recovered from 4-1 down to force a tiebreak in the opening set before the Spaniard came out on top.
The pair traded breaks of serve at the start of the second set, but Alcaraz broke twice more to again lead 4-1 and this time there was no comeback despite De Minaur’s valiant effort in the opening match of the Jimmy Connors Group.
Alcaraz is on course to end the year as world number one, and in Turin he must either reach the final or sweep his round-robin matches to guarantee himself the year-end top spot for the second time. Reuters
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