Jannik Sinner won the last duel of the year. In the final of the ATP Finals in Turin on Sunday (November 16th, 2025), the Italian beat Carlos Alcaraz in two sets after 2:15 hours with 7:6 (7:4) and 7:5.
After Alacaraz hit the last backhand of the evening out of bounds and the arena erupted in cheers, Sinner fell on his back and celebrated. “It was hard. When you play against Carlos you have to show your best tennis“Said Sinner:”It means a lot to me to end the season like this.“
Sinner continues its impressive indoor series
The 24-year-old repeated his triumph from the previous year without losing a set, secured his sixth ATP title in 2025 and shortened his personal record against Alcaraz to 6:10. Sinner has also been unbeaten indoors for 31 matches and almost two years.
Unlike most recently, Alcaraz had to admit defeat to Sinner at the US Open and the Masters in Cincinnati – but still ended the year as number one in the world rankings ahead of his long-term rival and said with a grin towards Sinner: “It was a great year. I hope you have a bit of a break now and are ready for next year. I’ll be ready.“
Amazingly nervous start
Both players went into their sixth “Sincaraz” final duel this year in front of 12,000, especially loud Italian fans, who were nervous by their standards. Alcaraz produced forehand errors, Sinner made mistakes on the backhand.
Nevertheless, both held their serves. The excitement of the first round initially occurred outside the court. In the early stages the game had to be interrupted for some time due to a medical emergency in the stands.
Match takes after Treatment break from Alcaraz drive up
And with the score at 5:4, Alcaraz took a medical break due to problems on the back of his right thigh. But after that the game picked up speed and at the end of the set the two top players showed off their best tennis.
Alcaraz worked magic with stops, Sinner played precisely with his forehand in particular and risked an enormous amount on his second serves.
Sinner was decisive in the tiebreak
With the score at 6:5 and 40:40, the Spaniard earned his and the first break point of the game. Set ball. But Sinner once again showed nerves of steel. A strong serve, forehand winner and ace brought the game to 6:6 for the Italian.
In the tiebreak, Sinner managed a mini-break early on and at 5.4 the Italian then had two serves. With a magical praise, the world number two took the first set point to the loud cheers of his compatriots. With another serve to the outside, Sinner secured the first set 7:6 after 79 minutes.
Set two starts with a break for Alcaraz
But after that he briefly slipped into a mental hole. In the first serve game in round two, Sinner produced two double faults and also hit a forehand out of bounds. The 24-year-old suffered his first break since the Masters in Paris in October.
However, cheered on by “his” audience, Sinner fought his way back into the game – and was lucky. With an actually irregular double contact on the frame, he kept the ball in play on breakball and got the rebreak to make it 3:3 with a forehand cross stop. But after that, the Wimbledon winner had to fight again and had to fend off a break point to take the game 4-3.
Alcaraz handicapped but aggressive
Alcaraz was now playing with tape around his right thigh and seemed increasingly dissatisfied with his movements. Sinner, on the other hand, continued to play extremely precisely and also countered the Spaniard’s net attacks strongly.
Towards the end of the set, it was clear to Alcaraz that he wanted to keep the rallies short for physical reasons. Sinner stayed focused in the game and converted his first match point by forcing Alcaraz out of bounds with a backhand error on his serve and ending the match with a break.
While the season is over for Sinner, things still continue for number one. If he is fit, Alcaraz will start for Spain in the final tournament of the Davis Cup in Bologna on November 18th. Sinner, however, recently canceled its next “home game”.