Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Alex de Miñaur 7-6(5), 6-2 in 1 hour 40 minutes to begin his Turin campaign.
- With the result he leads their head‑to‑head 5-0 and moved clear after edging a tight first‑set tiebreak.
- He broke serve three times in the second set and raised his baseline pace, turning defense into control.
- The round‑robin group features Taylor Fritz and late entrant Lorenzo Musetti after Novak Djokovic withdrew.
- To finish the season as world No. 1, he needs to sweep his group matches or reach the final, with Fritz up next.