The German athlete, Alexander Zverev, currently ranked third globally, has also advanced to the final four in Vienna following the withdrawal of his Dutch opponent, Tallon Griekspoor, from their scheduled quarter-final encounter.
Due to this outcome, Zverev, who holds the second seed in the Vienna tournament, will join Alcaraz, Sinner, and Novak Djokovic as the initial quartet of competitors confirmed for the season-ending ATP Finals slated for November.
Zverev’s next challenge will be against either the Italian fourth seed, Lorenzo Musetti, or the French player, Corentin Moutet, in the upcoming semi-final match scheduled for Saturday.
In other news, at the Swiss Indoors event, three of the four quarter-final matches initially planned for Friday concluded prematurely as walkovers.
The Norwegian competitor, Casper Ruud, determined his inability to proceed after conceding a first-set tie-break to his Spanish adversary, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, resulting in his withdrawal, while Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime retired after the Spaniard Jaume Munar secured the first set with a score of 6-3.
The Canadian player, Denis Shapovalov, acknowledged defeat by shaking hands with Joao Fonseca after trailing the Brazilian with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 4-1.
In the sole match that reached completion in Basel, the French representative, Ugo Humbert, triumphed over the American competitor, Reilly Opelka, with a score of 7-6 (7-0), 6-4.
Over the recent weeks, several prominent players have experienced premature conclusions to their respective seasons.
In the wake of a severe injury sustained by Holger Rune, the British number one player, Jack Draper, advocated for an adjustment to the tennis calendar to ensure “some sort of longevity” for players earlier in October.
The former world number one in women’s tennis, Iga Swiatek, voiced her concerns in September, asserting that the season is “too long and too intense,” amidst a surge of injuries affecting players at the China Open.
