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Carlos Alcaraz battled to victory over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, moving to within one win of securing the year-end number one ranking for the second time.

The five-time Grand Slam champion made it two wins from two in the Jimmy Connors Group with a comeback 6-7 (2/7), 7-5, 6-3 victory over last year's runner-up Fritz in Turin.

He would have qualified for the semi-finals if Alex de Minaur beat home hope Lorenzo Musetti in Tuesday's second match.

But Musetti, who only qualified for the Finals on Saturday after pulled out with injury -- shortly after beating the Italian in the final of the Athens event -- beat the Australian 7-5, 3-6, 7-5.

"I'm really happy that I was able to come back, find my good tennis," Alcaraz said.

"I just tried to make the most of the opp

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