Turin: Carlos Alcaraz kept his bid for a second year-end No. 1 ranking alive with a hard-fought comeback win over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals in Turin on Tuesday.

The five-time Grand Slam champion recovered from a set down to defeat last year’s runner-up 6-7 (2/7), 7-5, 6-3, making it two wins from two in the Jimmy Connors Group.

The victory puts Alcaraz within one win of securing the top spot in the ATP rankings for 2025. He will seal it if he beats Lorenzo Musetti in his final group match on Thursday.

“I’m really happy that I was able to come back, find my good tennis,” Alcaraz said after the match. “I just tried to make the most of the opportunities that he gave to me. I think we played great tennis, some great points.”

Alcaraz, who was replaced by Jannik Sinner as world number o

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