Fritz beat world No. 2 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3) to become the first American in 18 years to make the championship match of the ATP Tour Finals. Fritz spent most of the final set scrambling out of trouble,

Taylor Fritz is starting to make reaching big finals a habit. And he feels like he belongs among the very best players in tennis, too. The American followed up his runner-up finish at the US Open by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3,

Taylor Fritz reached the ATP Finals title decider on Saturday by defeating Alexander Zverev in three sets, moving one win away from becoming the first American champion at the showpiece event since Pete Sampras 25 years ago.