TURIN, Italy :Carlos Alcaraz is bidding to win his first ATP Finals title and is also in line for the year-end world number one spot, but during a hard-fought win over Taylor Fritz on Tuesday that battle was the last thing on the Spaniard's mind.

Alcaraz came through a thrilling three-setter to overcome American Fritz 6-7(2) 7-5 6-3 to leave him one win away from securing top spot in the world rankings for 2025 ahead of Italian Jannik Sinner.

While that fight with Sinner is never far from the Spaniard's thoughts, Fritz putting him to the sword gave Alcaraz enough to worry about.

"At the beginning I'm trying not to think about it, to be honest, but it's really difficult not to think about the number one spot," Alcaraz said.

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