Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz saved two match points to beat Taylor Fritz 6-7(10-12), 7-5, 6-3 in a dramatic quarter-final, a result reported late Friday that shifted momentum in the draw.
- He followed that with a composed 6-4, 6-4 semi-final win over Casper Ruud on Saturday to reach his first Paris Masters final.
- Alcaraz will meet Ben Shelton in Sunday’s final in a rematch of their five-set US Open quarter-final, a match Alcaraz said he wants to use for ‘revenge.’
- The quarter-final victory eliminated Taylor Fritz from ATP Finals contention and helped confirm the eight players who will contest the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.
- Alcaraz arrives in the final on an eight-match winning run after recent titles in Tokyo and Vienna and is seeking his first Masters 1000 trophy of the 2026 season.