Fritz Misses ATP Finals Spot After Blowing Two Match Points Against Alcaraz

Taylor Fritz's push for the final place at the ATP Finals in Turin ended in Paris. He lost his Paris Masters quarter-final to Carlos Alcaraz after failing to convert two match points, and the defeat means he will not be part of the season-ending event later this month.

Two match points against a player of Alcaraz's quality is the kind of opening that can define a late-season run. Fritz had the chance to close the match and, with it, a clear route into the field. He could not take either, and Alcaraz held his nerve to get through.

The margin was small, but in a race for the last spot it is the margin that decides everything. The ATP Finals are reserved for the top players in the season standings, and a Masters quarter-final loss at this stage leaves Fritz on the outside looking in.