
The Spaniard beats Fritz in three sets; the American Shelton surpasses his compatriot Paul and guarantees Tiafoe qualification to the ATP Finals
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Carlos Alcaraz reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 in Paris by beating Taylor Fritz in three sets. Ben Shelton eliminated Tommy Paul, mathematically ensuring Frances Tiafoe's qualification for the ATP Finals as the seventh qualifier and excluding Paul.
Carlos Alcaraz qualifies for the semifinals of the Masters 1000 in Paris. The Spaniard won in three sets over the American Taylor Fritz with a score of 6-7 7-5 6-3. In the next round he will face the winner between the Norwegian Casper Ruud and the Portuguese Nuno Borges.
Also in the semifinals was Ben Shelton who beat his compatriot Tommy Paul with the final score of 6-4, 4-6 6-3. The result is also worth the mathematical certainty of participating in the ATP Finals for the other American, Frances Tiafoe, who qualified seventh, and the exclusion of Paul, who can no longer enter the group of eight.

Venezia beat Udinese 2-1 in the first match of the 11th matchday of Serie A at the Penzo. Goals from Basic and Kike Pérez sealed the success of the lagoon players, who overcame the Friulians and left them in last place. For Udinese it is the eighth defeat in the last nine matches.

Venezia beat Udinese 2-1 in the first match of the 11th matchday of Serie A. Toma Basic put the lagoon players ahead in the 53rd minute, Matias Moreno equalized with an own goal in the 57th minute and Kike Pérez scored the winning goal in the 65th minute.

Ascoli and Palermo drew 1-1 in the first match of the 11th matchday of Serie B. The Marche took the lead with Brunori in the 20th minute of the first half, Ranocchia equalized in the 10th minute of the second half. Palermo remains first with 27 points, Ascoli joins Modena in second place with 20 points.

Magnus Norman, Swedish coach and co-founder of the Good to Great Tennis Academy, announced on social media that from December he will join Jannik Sinner in his team, working together with Darren Cahill. Norman praised the Italian tennis player's humility and hunger to improve, describing himself as privileged to continue the work already done.

Kimi Antonelli sets the best time in the second free practice of the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. What matters is the clash at Ferrari between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc after the accident in Mexico. Norris was the fastest in the first free practice. Rain is expected for Sunday.

Armani Milano sacked Peppe Poeta, fresh from eight consecutive defeats in the Euroleague and a 1-9 record, despite the Italian Cup-Scudetto-Supercoppa treble won in seven months. The company has identified Luca Banchi, coach of the national team, as the replacement with a two-year contract. Banchi will also retain his role as coach of the national team.