Alexander Zverev surged into the semi-finals of the ATP Finals after eliminating French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz with a 7-6(5) 6-4 defeat, while Casper Ruud also advanced with a 6-4 5-7 6-2 win over Andrey Rublev on Friday.

It also means Alcaraz missed the chance to close the gap in the world rankings to Zverev after losing his spot as the world No 2 earlier this year. And it capped what is a dark time for Spanish tennis at the moment, with Rafael Nadal set to retire after the Davis Cup later this month.

Casper Ruud to face world No 1 Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev to take on Taylor Fritz in semi-finals after beating Carlos Alcaraz; watch the ATP Finals on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV,