Alex De Minaur has defeated Frances Tiafoe to book his place in the final of the Next Gen ATP Finals tournament.
De Minaur continued his unbeaten run at the tournament, defeating Tiafoe 4-2 4-1 0-4 4-2.
It was a clinical performance from De Minaur who has had a stunning week at the tournament in Milan.
He capped off a comprehensive performance in the group stage, defeating Casper Ruud in the final match.
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But he saved his best tennis for his good mate Tiafoe, who put up a good fight in the semi-final.
De Minaur converted all four of the breakpoints he had in the 73-minute match.
The final breakpoint was the one that secured his passage through to the final.
Back-to-back finals in Milan!
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) November 8, 2019
Alex de Minaur takes down Frances Tiafoe 4-2, 4-1, 0-4, 4-2 to book his spot in the championship match.@alexdeminaur | #NextGenATP pic.twitter.com/KNxA3g7IgM
De Minaur also clamped down on his unforced errors, hitting 25 winners to his 15 errors.
His forehand was his biggest weapon though, as he managed to dominate play and cramp up Tiafoe's usually powerful hitting.
Early pattern of going hard on the first ball after the serve into the Tiafoe backhand, before spreading to the forehand is working very well for De Minaur#NextGenFinals #DeMinaur #Tennisvideo pic.twitter.com/fWz52gmYsf
— TennisNerds (@TennisNerdsBlog) November 8, 2019
It is the second consecutive year that De Minaur has made the final of the Next Gen ATP Finals tournament.
He made the final in 2018, only to lose to current World No. 6, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
De Minaur will face Jannik Sinner in the final, after he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the second semi-final.
Sinner, WINNER 💪@janniksin storms into the Milan final with a 2-4 4-1 4-2 4-2 victory over Miomir Kecmanovic. #NextGenATP pic.twitter.com/rQlU8tMidg
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 8, 2019
The Aussie No. 1 seed will also face the biggest pay-day of his career if he wins the final on Saturday.
De Minaur will receive US$429,000 if he wins the tournament and it would be the biggest title of his career to date.
No. 1 seed @AlexdeMinaur reaches @NextGenFinals championship match for 2nd straight year, defeating No. 2 seed @FTiafoe in 4 sets.
— ATP Media Info (@ATPMediaInfo) November 8, 2019
If de Minaur defeats Miomir Kecmanovic or @JannikSin in Saturday's final, he will earn biggest payday of his career ($429,000). #NextGenATP
