Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Taylor Fritz 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-3 in nearly three hours, moving within one more round-robin win of clinching the year-end No. 1 ranking.
- Only a loss to Lorenzo Musetti in their final group match would reopen the race for Jannik Sinner, who can still overtake Alcaraz only by winning the title undefeated.
- Musetti, beaten by Fritz in his opener, faces Alex De Minaur tonight in a must-win to stay in contention for the semifinals of the Jimmy Connors group.
- Jannik Sinner opened with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime and is scheduled to play Alexander Zverev on Wednesday in the Bjorn Borg group.
- Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori beat Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 7-6, 6-4 to secure a semifinal berth in doubles, as organizers also reported two spectator deaths following cardiac arrests during the event.