{"id":2242357,"date":"2026-11-06T21:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242357"},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:55:42","slug":"atp-finals-race-carlos-alcaraz-reacts-after-beating-taylor-fritz-in-paris-masters-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242357","title":{"rendered":"ATP Finals Race: Carlos Alcaraz reacts after beating Taylor Fritz in Paris Masters epic"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">ATP Finals Race: Carlos Alcaraz reacts after beating Taylor Fritz in Paris Masters epic<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap 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!text-content\">\n                                Taylor Fritz takes on Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Masters                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> ended Taylor Fritz\u2019s ATP Finals hopes after saving two match points in an epic three-set comeback win at the Paris Masters on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into this quarter-final contest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/taylor-fritz\">Fritz<\/a> had a losing 6-1 record against Alcaraz, but the American\u2019s sole win in this head-to-head did come on an indoor hard court (Laver Cup 2025), a surface where the two are more evenly matched.<\/p>\n<p>For the 29-year-old, who looked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/atp-rankings-race-to-turin-why-taylor-fritz-basel-defeat-could-prove-costly\">out of the picture for Turin last week<\/a>, a win over the seven-time major winner would see him leapfrog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/rafael-jodar\">Rafael Jodar<\/a> in the Race to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\">ATP<\/a> Finals and secure the last qualification spot for the season-ending event.<\/p>\n<p>The task, however, was a difficult one. Beat the in-form 23-year-old, who has looked like the best player in the world in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the Spaniard went an early break up but errors crept into his game, coupled with Fritz consistently maintaining a high level, particularly from the baseline. Alcaraz failed to serve out the first set at 5-4, as both players went at it hammer and tongs in the tiebreak.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Taylor Fritz News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mt-3 px-3 text-base font-semibold leading-snug text-title xs:px-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/taylor-fritz-paris-masters-deja-vu-carlos-alcaraz-match-disrupted-bizarre-incident\">Taylor Fritz in Paris Masters deja vu as Carlos Alcaraz match disrupted by bizarre incident<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mt-3 px-3 text-base font-semibold leading-snug text-title xs:px-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/taylor-fritz-very-bizarre-decision\">Taylor Fritz has just made a very bizarre decision that makes very little sense for his career<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a see-sawing tiebreak, former US Open finalist Fritz managed to stave off three set points and take a 61-minute opening set 7-6 (10).<\/p>\n<p>The 6ft 5in player had three break points early in the second, only for some Alcaraz magic to keep him at bay. But the pressure told as Fritz went 4-3 up, as he smelled the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>The former world No 4, who was looking for his first Tour win over Alcaraz, was arguably playing his best match of the season, as he combined big serving and aggressive returns with consistent groundstrokes and solid defence.<\/p>\n<p>After one hour and 41 minutes, Fritz earned his first match point, only for the world No 3 to wrong-foot him with a well-placed forehand. Alcaraz then won one of the points of the year to take it to 5-4, as the American could only laugh at his opponent\u2019s brilliance.<\/p>\n<p>A second match point arrived seven minutes later, only for Alcaraz to save it in style. Out of nowhere, he broke Fritz\u2019s serve to make it 5-5, as this remarkable contest rumbled on.<\/p>\n<p>Around the two-hour mark, Fritz was having to save set points as Alcaraz threatened to force a decider. At the third time of asking, though, he couldn\u2019t hold back the storm as the contest went to a third set.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 10 was naturally deflated after that setback and went a break down early in the final set.\u00a0The Spaniard had chances to go a double break up but Fritz forced him to serve it out.<\/p>\n<p>And after two hours and 43 minutes of gripping tennis, Alcaraz secured a 6-7 (10), 7-5, 6-3 victory to set up a semi-final with either Casper Ruud or Nuno Borges.\u00a0The ATP Finals lineup is now complete, with Jodar taking the last spot by the skin of his teeth.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, he wrote on the courtside camera,\u00a0\u201cSemis, you feel really good, love you Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE TO FOLLOW.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Race to Turin standings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Alexander Zverev \u2013 9,350 \u2013 Qualified<\/p>\n<p>2. <em>Jannik Sinner \u2013 7,950 \u2013 Out injured<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 5,300 \u2013 Qualified<\/p>\n<p>4. Ben Shelton \u2013 4,720 \u2013 Qualified<\/p>\n<p>5. Daniil Medvedev \u2013 3,820 \u2013 Qualified<\/p>\n<p>6. Flavio Cobolli \u2013 3,680 \u2013 Qualified<\/p>\n<p>7. Arthur Fils \u2013 3,625 \u2013 Qualified<\/p>\n<p>8. Frances Tiafoe \u2013 3,390 \u2013 Qualified<\/p>\n<p>9. Rafael Jodar \u2013 3,234 \u2013 Qualified<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p>10. Alex de Minaur \u2013 3,170 \u2013 Out of contention<\/p>\n<p>11. Taylor Fritz \u2013 3,050 \u2013 Out of contention<\/p>\n<p>12. Novak Djokovic \u2013 2,940 \u2013 Out of contention<\/p>\n<p>13. Tommy Paul \u2013 2,925 \u2013 Out of contention<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/taylor-fritz-major-change-paris-masters-arthur-fils\">Taylor Fritz calls for a major Paris Masters change after beating Arthur Fils<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATP Finals Race: Carlos Alcaraz reacts after beating Taylor Fritz in Paris Masters epic Richie Mills 06 Nov 2026 9:55 PM Taylor Fritz takes on Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Masters Carlos Alcaraz ended Taylor Fritz\u2019s ATP Finals hopes after saving two match points in an epic three-set comeback win at the Paris Masters on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2242357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2242357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2242357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2242357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2242357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}