Carlos Alcaraz's 2025 season ended with the loss suffered in the final of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin against Jannik Sinner, who showed that he has something more than him in indoor conditions and defended the title won at the Inalpi Arena in 2024.
However, the world number 1 can be very satisfied with the level he expressed in the last ATP tournament of the year where he had never shone in the past. The Spanish star has secured the mathematical certainty of ending 2025 at the top of the ATP rankings thanks to the three wins obtained in the round robin and was unable to express her best tennis in the last act also due to a hamstring injury.
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The four-time Grand Slam champion required the intervention of the physiotherapist during the match and was more aggressive than usual in the second part of the clash, before giving up the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna to avoid worsening his situation.
Alcaraz has won seven of his last nine matches againstSinner
The 22-year-old from Murcia suffered his second loss against Sinner this year after the one at the Wimbledon Championships, but he took away the satisfaction of beating his main rival in Rome, Roland Garros, Cincinnati and the US Open. He is ahead 10-6 in the h2h balance against the 24-year-old from Sesto Pusteria, within a rivalry that is destined to enter the history of tennis like others in the past.
In these hours, 'OptaAce' has revealed one of the keys that allowed Carlitos to get four wins on Jannik this season. The world number 1 has averaged 3.3 breaks per match against Sinner, despite the latter improving his serve exponentially and managing to save 76.8% of break points against all other rivals (this percentage drops to 53.5% against his huge rivalAlcaraz).
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The two best players in the world will be the protagonists of an exhibition match in Seoul on January 10, 2026, about a week before the start of the Australian Open. The Italian ace won the title in Melbourne in the last two editions (2024 and 2025).
