Published on November 14, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. – updated on November 14, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.
Winner this Thursday over Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz can still hope to qualify for the semi-finals of the Masters. To find out, the American must now wait for the result of the match between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev.
Semi-finalist last year, Taylor Fritz could well find himself again in the last four of the Masters in 2024. In any case, this Thursday early in the afternoon, the American did the job and closer to qualifying for the final phase. Indeed, opposed to Alex de Minaur, if the 5th in the world was jostled by his opponent of the day, he finally came out in three sets (5-7, 6-4, 6-3) and 2h09 of play. Although beaten in the first two matches, and therefore almost already eliminated, the Australian for his part sold his skin dearly. In the first set, after a break on each side in quick succession (from 3-3 to 4-4), it was the world number 9 who struck first in Turin by taking over his opponent’s service at the best of times. Because, at 6-5 in his favor, de Minaur did not miss his chance to lead a set to nothing.
Qualified Sinner, who to accompany him in the semi-finals?
More, still in contention for qualification for the next round, Fritz ended up recovering and reversing the situation. Author of the only break in the 2nd round at 5-4, the American then reset the counters to zero, before continuing his momentum. Because, in the 3rd and final set, the Californian managed to take his opponent’s service once again, at 2-1, and then did not give up. Behind, it was with a shutout that the 5th in the world finished the job and therefore gave himself a chance to compete in the semi-finals of the Masters again. Because, if this success in three rounds qualifies Jannik Sinner for the rest of the “masters tournament”, we will have to wait for the meeting this Thursday evening, between the Italian and Daniil Medvedev, who will be the 2nd qualifier in this group Ilie Nastase. For the moment, it is Fritz who would accompany the world number 1, but a success for the Russian in two sets against the latter would allow him to overtake the American.
TENNIS / MASTERS ATP
GROUPE ILIE NASTASE
1- Jannik Sinner (ITA): 2 wins, 0 losses, 4 sets won, 0 sets lost >>> Qualified
2- Taylor Fritz (USA): 2 wins, 1 loss, 4 sets won, 3 sets lost
3- Daniil Medvedev (RUS): 1 victory, 1 defeat, 2 sets won, 2 sets lost
4- Alex de Minaur (AUS): 0 victory, 3 defeats, 1 set won, 6 sets lost >>> Eliminated
