Alcaraz's recent struggles on fast hard courts are a welcome reminder that he has plenty of runway to improve.

Carlos Alcaraz had defeated Alexander Zverev three times this year, including in the French Open finals, before today's match in the Group Stage of the 2024 ATP Finals. However, the trend ended on the indoor hard courts in Turin, Italy.

After a disappointing 1-2 record and elimination from the ATP Finals, Carlos Alcaraz looks ahead to an emotional Team Spain Davis Cup event.

Twice ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev outclassed four-times major winner Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5) 6-4 to progress to the semi-finals of the season-ending championship on Friday and leave the Spaniard on the brink of elimination.

Who will progress to the semi-finals? Follow the action with Katy Murrells’s game-by-game report.   15:28 So Zverev advances to a semi-final tomorrow against Taylor Fritz with the perfect record: three wins from three and six unanswered sets.

The ATP Tour Finals in Turin, Italy have their semifinalists. After 12 matches, all but two of them straight-sets wins, Jannik Sinner will face Casper Ruud in one semifinal, with Alexander Zverev playing Taylor Fritz in the other.

Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz will fight in the final round-robin duel at the ATP Finals in Turin. Both rivals are in contention for the semi-final, with the German standing in a better position after scoring two wins in the previous duels.

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to Germany’s Alexander Zverev during their singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Frid

Zverev faced world no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in the final round-robin match and earned a 7-6, 6-4 triumph, beating the Spaniard for the second straight year in Turin. It was their 11th duel, and the German ousted the young Spaniard for the sixth time, bouncing back after two consecutive losses this year.