Carlos Alcaraz will finish the season as the year-end no. 1 player! The 22-year-old embraced three victories in the round-robin stage at the ATP Finals in Turin to reach the semi-final in style.
With those 600 ATP points on his tally, the Spaniard managed to keep Jannik Sinner behind and achieve another notable honor in his career-best season. Carlos is 70-8 in 2025, winning eight ATP titles and leaving everyone behind.
The Spaniard has won two Majors and three Masters 1000 titles in addition to three ATP 500 trophies. He embraced a marvelous streak between Monte Carlo and Tokyo, reaching nine straight finals and lifting seven trophies.
Jannik Sinner made a strong start to the season after defending the Australian Open crown. he skipped three months due to his suspension and allowed Alcaraz to enter the ATP Race battle.
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The El Palmar native suffered a terrible loss in Miami to David Goffin and decided to prevent those setbacks in the future. He conquered his first Monte Carlo trophy before losing the Barcelona Open final to Holger Rune after physical issues.
Carlos skipped Madrid before winning titles in Rome and Roland Garros. He bested Sinner in the epic final on Court Philippe-Chatrier and became the year-end no. 1 favorite.
Alcaraz celebrated another title at Queen's before losing the Wimbledon final to Sinner, missing a three-peat at the All England Club. After taking a rest, the Spaniard and the Italian fought in the title matches in Cincinnati and New York.
Jannik retired in Cincinnati, and Carlos outplayed him at the US Open to make his season even more impressive and almost lock the year-end no. 1 honor. They won Beijing and Tokyo in the same week.
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His first success in Japan kept Alcaraz ahead of Sinner, and he looked almost certain to finish at the top when his rival experienced a setback in Shanghai. Sinner made one last push during his beloved indoor swing.
He won Vienna and Paris to enter the ATP Finals with slim chances of overcoming his great rival. However, Carlos kept his composure and claimed all three round-robin victories at the ATP Finals for the first time in a career to wrap up an exciting battle and write history books.
Alcaraz will face Alexander Zverev or Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semi-final.
