Alex de Minaur has bounced back from the depths of misery after his loss to Lorenzo Musetti by prevailing in a must-win match against Taylor Fritz in Turin to keep his ATP Finals hopes alive.

The Australian No.1's backs-to-the-wall 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over the world No.6 Fritz means he will still make it into the semi-finals of the season-ending championship if Carlos Alcaraz beats Musetti in their group decider later on Thursday.

Such a scenario had looked wholly improbable after world No.7 de Minaur had been left completely dejected, losing after he'd served for the match against the weary but inspired home favourite Musetti on Tuesday at the Inalpi Arena.

He was the picture of misery at his post-match news conference, admitting that losing matches he felt he should have won was "gettin

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