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De Minaur Stuns Zverev in Vienna as the Race to Turin Tightens
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De Minaur Stuns Zverev in Vienna as the Race to Turin Tightens

Indoor tennis is deciding the season's last places. De Minaur beat the top seed, Vacherot and Lehecka reached the Basel final, and Paris comes next.

MAN TARGET EditorsNovember 1, 2026 4 min read

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The end of the tennis year is played indoors, under lights, with ranking points worth more than ever. On Saturday, 31 October, the two ATP 500 events running in parallel, the Erste Bank Open in Vienna and the Swiss Indoors in Basel, produced two upsets and a race for the ATP Finals that now comes down to a single point.

In Vienna, fifth seed Alex de Minaur beat top seed Alexander Zverev 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) after two hours and 33 minutes, converting his third match point, according to Tennis Majors. Zverev, a two-time major champion this year, had cruised past Arthur Fery 6-0, 6-2 in the quarter-finals. The other semi-final featured Carlos Alcaraz, who entered on a wildcard, and Daniil Medvedev.

Indoor season: the final weeks of the year are played under lights, where every ranking point counts.
Indoor season: the final weeks of the year are played under lights, where every ranking point counts.

The weekend's key results

  • Vienna semi-final: Alex de Minaur d. Alexander Zverev 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4).
  • Basel semi-final: Valentin Vacherot d. Taylor Fritz 7-6(5), 6-3.
  • Basel semi-final: Jiri Lehecka d. Jan-Lennard Struff 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Basel delivered a final few predicted. Monaco's Vacherot, who beat Holger Rune in the quarter-finals, will play the second final of his career; his first was the Shanghai Masters in 2025, which he won, as ESPN notes. Eighth seed Lehecka came from a set down against Struff, the German who had earlier knocked out Novak Djokovic. Second seed Arthur Fils retired from his quarter-final against Fritz after losing the first set 6-2 and trailing 2-0 in the second, according to the ATP Tour.

The race to Turin

The biggest absence shapes everything. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner announced on 6 October that his season was over because of a knee injury, the ATP Tour reported, so the two-time defending champion will not play the Nitto ATP Finals. That opens the door to ninth place in the Race. De Minaur holds it with 3,210 points, one point ahead of Spain's Rafael Jodar, according to Tennis Majors.

A season of ten months can come down to one point and one indoor week in Paris.

The Rolex Paris Masters, the last Masters 1000 of the year, begins this week and will settle who goes to Turin. On the women's side, the WTA Finals are scheduled for 7 to 14 November in Riyadh. We will publish the finals as soon as they are official.

Key takeaways

  • Alex de Minaur beat top seed Alexander Zverev 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) in the Vienna semi-finals on 31 October.
  • Valentin Vacherot and Jiri Lehecka meet in the Basel final on 1 November.
  • With Jannik Sinner out for the season, ninth place in the Race earns a Turin spot; de Minaur holds it by one point over Rafael Jodar.
  • The Rolex Paris Masters, the last Masters 1000 of 2026, settles the race this week.
#tennis#atp#vienna#basel#atp finals

FAQ

Who beat Zverev in Vienna in 2026?

Alex de Minaur, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) in the semi-finals on 31 October, on his third match point.

Is Jannik Sinner playing the 2026 ATP Finals?

No. He announced on 6 October that he would miss the rest of the 2026 season to treat a knee injury.

Who plays the 2026 Basel final?

Valentin Vacherot of Monaco against Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic, on Sunday 1 November.

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