Taylor Fritz quelled a battling performance from Australia's Alex de Minaur as he finished strong en route to his three-set victory in the second round of the group stage of the 2024 ATP Finals at the Inalpi Arena, here on Thursday.
Australian Alex de Minaur, American Taylor Fritz, Mariano Navone, and Jaume Munar won their respective men's singles matches and reached the second round of the French Open 2024 in the French capital on Tuesday.
In the championship match, Team United States will face Team Italy or Team Greece. Italy leads Greece 2-0 in their semi-final tie.
Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys put Team USA into the United Cup City Finals after posting straight-set wins over Germany on Monday.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Taylor Fritz were recently added to the list of top-seeded players who have lost in the first round of the US Open to qualifiers and players placed lower in the rankings.
The 22-time major champion Nadal left the court for a medical timeout in the second set, after losing the opening set 3-6, and appeared to be struggling with an abdominal issue midway through the four-hour, 20-minute quarterfinal encounter on Wednesday.
The 19-time Grand Slam winner made eight unforced errors and needed just one ace but it came in the final game of the second set to get to championship point.
"Taylor played really well," said Federer.
Djokovic is hoping a return to California's hard courts, where has enjoyed success, will signal a revival.
