De Minaur beats Zverev to reach Vienna Open final

Alex de Minaur defeated Alexander Zverev in a three-set semifinal at the Vienna Open on Saturday, advancing to the final and moving into contention for an ATP Finals place. The fifth-seeded Australian won 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, prevailing in a deciding-set tiebreak after Zverev rallied to level the match. De Minaur will face Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s final. Alcaraz reached the championship match by beating Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 in the other semifinal. Alcaraz has won all six of his previous meetings with De Minaur, according to reports on their head-to-head record. The Vienna win lifted De Minaur into the qualifying positions for the season-ending ATP Finals, ahead of Spain’s Rafael Jodar in the Race to Turin standings. The Rolex Paris Masters is the final qualifying event, so De Minaur’s place can still change. One account put him one point ahead of Jodar and in the last qualifying position, while other reports described him as among the top eight. The tournament’s final race standings will determine who qualifies. De Minaur took the opening set before Zverev dominated the second. Neither player broke serve in the deciding set, and Zverev forced a tiebreak after saving match...