De Minaur's ATP Finals hopes end with Paris Masters defeat

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 01:10 · Archive

Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur's hopes of playing in a third successive ATP Finals have ended after losing to Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Paris Masters.

Alex de Minaur's hopes of playing in the ATP Finals for a third straight year have been ended by a loss to Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Paris Masters. The Australian world No.9 fell 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in his opening match at Plenitude Arena on Wednesday. De Minaur had positioned himself well for the tournament by defeating new world No.1 Alexander Zverev and reaching the Vienna Open final at the weekend. However, a defeat to Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's Vienna final appeared to affect him.

Ettcheverry, ranked No.31, secured his first-ever victory over a top-10 player. The Argentine served well throughout and capitalised on de Minaur's inconsistency. De Minaur missed crucial opportunities in the opening set, failing to convert set points when Etcheverry served at 5-6 down. Etcheverry forced a tiebreak and won it 7-2, then broke serve early in the second set after de Minaur double-faulted at 2-3 down. He held that break to win in just under two hours.

Paris is the final qualifying event for the ATP Finals, which are held in Turin. De Minaur is now ninth in the live Race to Turin standings, behind Spanish player Rafael Jodar. With no more qualifying points available, his only path to the tournament is if one of the eight players currently qualified withdraws from the event.

De Minaur's ATP Finals hopes end with Paris Masters defeat — Image: WAtoday

Comments (0)

How it is being reported

Agony and ecstasy: De Minaur ousted as unheralded Aussie shocks DjokovicAlex de Minaur’s Turin qualifying hopes are over, but fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata is celebrating a breakthrough victory against a tennis legend.WAtoday · 5 Nov, 00:40
De Minaur's ATP Finals hopes dynamited in Paris MastersAustralian No.1 Alex de Minaur's hopes of playing in a third successive ATP Finals championship have ended after a tame exit in the Paris Masters.The West Australian · 4 Nov, 16:03
De Minaur's ATP Finals hopes dynamited in Paris MastersAustralian No.1 Alex de Minaur's hopes of playing in a third successive ATP Finals championship have ended after a tame exit in the Paris Masters.Perth Now · 4 Nov, 16:03

In this story: Alex de Minaur · Tomas Martin Etcheverry · Carlos Alcaraz · Alexander Zverev · Paris Masters · ATP Finals

This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem · Corrections log