Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) on Saturday to reach the Vienna Open final and extend his unbeaten run at ATP 500 events to 15 matches.
- Alex de Minaur beat Alexander Zverev 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4) on Saturday to reach his first Vienna final and improve his position in the Race to Turin for the ATP Finals.
- Daniil Medvedev had already secured qualification for the year-end ATP Finals with his quarter-final win over Adrian Mannarino earlier in the tournament.
- The Vienna final will feature Alcaraz versus de Minaur on Sunday, with the Paris Masters starting on November 2 as the final tournament where remaining ATP Finals spots and momentum will be decided.
- Alcaraz’s win carries extra weight because he is returning from a multi-month wrist layoff and is using Vienna to rebuild match form, while de Minaur’s victory over the soon-to-be world No.1 gives him a major confidence and ranking boost ahead of Paris.