In their round-robin match at the season-ending championships in Turin on Sunday, top seed Carlos Alcaraz defeated Australian Alex de Minaur 7-6(5) 6-2 to start his quest for his first ATP Finals crown. Despite De Minaur’s valiant performance, in which the Australian overcame a 4-1 deficit to force a tiebreak in the first set before the Spaniard prevailed, Alcaraz won his maiden ATP Finals match. The two exchanged serve breaks at the beginning of the second set, but Alcaraz broke twice more to take a 4-1 lead once more. Despite De Minaur’s heroic effort in the Jimmy Connors Group opening match, there was no comeback this time.
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