ATP Rankings Race to Turin: Why Taylor Fritz’s Basel defeat could prove costly for the American

Taylor Fritz suffered a shock defeat at the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Saturday and his hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals in Turin have been dealt a huge blow as a result. The sixth seed in Basel, Fritz was the highest-ranked player left in the draw by the semi-final stage, though was beaten by 7-6(5), 6-3 by the unseeded Valentin Vacherot in the last four. Victory for Vacherot saw the Monegasque reach his first ATP Tour final since his memorable run to the Shanghai Masters title last October, but could prove costly for Fritz in his quest to…