VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ATP FINALS MATCH BETWEEN CARLOS ALCARAZ AND TAYLOR FRITZ RESENDING TO UPDATE RESTRICTIONS FOR SHOTS 10-12 SHOWS: TURIN, ITALY (NOVEMBER 11, 2025) (ATP MEDIA / IMG - See restrictions before use) CARLOS ALCARAZ V TAYLOR FRITZ 1. FRITZ WALKING OUT 2. ALCARAZ WALKING OUT FIRST SET 3. FRITZ HITS A BACKHAND WINNER SECOND SET 4. ALCARAZ HITS A FOREHAND PAST FRITZ 5. SET POINT - FRITZ FALLS SHORT WITH A VOLLEY, ALCARAZ TAKES SET 7-5 THIRD SET 6. ALCARAZ HITS A BACKHAND VOLLEY PAST FRITZ 7. MATCH POINT - FRITZ GOES WIDE WITH A BACKHAND, ALCARAZ WINS 6(2)-7 7-5 6-3 8. PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT NET, SHAKING HANDS WITH UMPIRE 9. ALCARAZ TAKING APPLAUSE TURIN, ITALY (NOVEMBER 11, 2025) (ATP MEDIA / IMG - Editorial use only. No resales. No monetisation.) 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CURRENT WORLD NUMBER TWO AND SIX-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION, CARLOS ALCARAZ, SAYING: "I was struggling more out of him. I was struggling more than him. You know, after the first set (where) I was a break up and then in the next (game) I didn't play well. I think the first set I didn't serve well and I think he was playing really, really comfortable you know, from the baseline with everything. So yeah, I was really relieved, you know, after the win because everything that I went through during the match, physically. I didn't feel the ball as well as the first round, but you know, really happy that I found a way to come back, to find weaknesses from him and really happy that I got the win in the end." 11. WHITE FLASH 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CURRENT WORLD NUMBER TWO AND SIX-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION, CARLOS ALCARAZ, ON REGAINING WORLD NUMBER ONE SPOT TO END THE YEAR WITH ANOTHER WIN, SAYING: "Well, I would try not to think about it, to be honest. Obviously, it is going to be a really big match for me. I will try to not let the nerves play a bad time for me, you know, in that match. So, I will try to control the emotions, to control myself. I will think about my goals in the match. I will try to think about, you know, feeling much better than today with the shots, with the serve, with everything. But obviously, it's going to be a big day." STORY: World number one Carlos Alcaraz came under extreme pressure before overcoming American Taylor Fritz 6(2)-7 7-5 6-3 in a thrilling round-robin match at the ATP Finals on Tuesday (November 11), leaving the Spaniard on two wins from two. Last year's finalist Fritz played the tennis of his life, as both men served up the best encounter of the season-ending championships so far, but the American ran out of steam as Alcaraz turned on the style and took the deciding set with ease. Alcaraz and Fritz had won their opening Jimmy Connors Group matches, and the Spaniard looked in real trouble when the American took the opening set in a tiebreak. Alcaraz faced break points in the second set but rallied back to draw level. Fritz began to tire, and Alcaraz broke to lead 4-2 in the final set before wrapping up the win in two hours and 48 minutes by serving out to love. "It was pretty tight, I was struggling more than him in the first set," Alcaraz said. "I wasn't serving well, and I think he was pretty comfortable from the baseline, from everywhere." Alcaraz will be assured of a semi-final place if Alex de Minaur defeats Lorenzo Musetti in the evening match. He also needs one more victory to guarantee the year-ending world number one spot, and will face Musetti on Thursday. "I try not to think about it to be honest," Alcaraz said. "Obviously it's going to be a really big match for me. I'll try to control the emotions, to control myself." Tuesday's clash was a battle from the opening game, with Fritz taking nine minutes to hold after hitting three aces but also facing two break points. The American forced three break points in the next game before the pair traded breaks. Fritz raced into a 5-2 lead in the tiebreak and smashed two aces to take the set. At 2-2 in the second, Alcaraz was rattled, his drop shots which earlier beat Fritz began to fall short but, after losing advantage five times, the Spaniard held on. Alcaraz got lucky with a shot that hit the net but crept over in the final game of the second set and broke to take the match to a third, where Alcaraz outclassed an exhausted Fritz. "I was really relieved after the win because of everything I went through during the match," Alcaraz said. "I wasn't feeling the ball as well as I was in the first round, but I'm really happy that I found a way to come back." (Production: Conal Quinn) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
