Australian defeated world No 6 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 but had anxious wait
Semi-finals spot confirmed after Carlos Alcaraz beats Lorenzo Musetti
Alex de Minaur has shown extraordinary resilience to bounce back from the depths of misery and book an “incredible” place in the last-four of the ATP Finals in Turin.
The Australian No 1, a picture of despair just a couple of nights earlier after feeling he had thrown away victory during defeat to Lorenzo Musetti, started his unlikely resurrection with a backs-to-the-wall 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over Taylor Fritz on Thursday, his first ever victory at the season-ending championship.
Then after achieving the two-sets-to-nil triumph – the only way he could stay in the tournament – De Minaur owed a huge vote of thanks to Carlos Alcaraz, who sealed the end-of-season world No 1 ranking by beating home favourite Musetti 6-4 6-1.
