{"id":384088,"date":"2025-11-17T00:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384088\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T00:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:35:19","slug":"jannik-sinner-beats-carlos-alcaraz-to-retain-atp-finals-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384088\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz to retain ATP Finals title"},"content":{"rendered":"

TURIN, Italy (AP) \u2014 The final installment of the \u201cSincaraz\u201d rivalry for 2025 went to Jannik Sinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The second-ranked Sinner beat top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> 7-6 (4), 7-5 for the ATP Finals<\/a> trophy on Sunday in the sixth meeting this year between the two players who are dominating men\u2019s tennis.<\/p>\n

Sinner defended the title before his home Italian fans for only his second victory over Alcaraz this year after also beating the Spaniard in the Wimbledon final<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an incredible season,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cTo finish it this way, before my Italian fans, is very special for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alcaraz had already secured the year-ending No. 1 ranking<\/a> and was contesting his first final at the event for the year\u2019s top eight players.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz still leads his career meetings with Sinner, 10-6.<\/p>\n

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\"Italy's<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Jannik Sinner, left, and Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz hug after the final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Antonio Calanni)<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Jannik Sinner, left, and Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz hug after the final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Antonio Calanni)<\/p>\n

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Sinner and Alcaraz have met in the last three Grand Slam finals. Alcaraz beat Sinner in a fifth-set tiebreaker to win the French Open<\/a>; Sinner gained a measure of revenge at Wimbledon; then Alcaraz again came out on top at the U.S. Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They also clashed this year in the Italian Open<\/a> final (won by Alcaraz) and the Cincinnati Open<\/a> final (won by Alcaraz when Sinner retired due to illness).<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope you are going to be ready for next year because I will be ready to hopefully play more finals against you,\u201d Alcaraz said during the trophy ceremony.<\/p>\n

To which Sinner added that he hopes they have \u201cgreat, great battles ahead of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner also won the Australian Open<\/a> \u2014 beating Alexander Zverev in the final \u2014 so he and Alcaraz each won two majors this year.<\/p>\n

In all, Alcaraz has won six majors and Sinner has won four.<\/p>\n

St. Sinner<\/p>\n

Already early in the first set, the pro-Sinner crowd chanted its customary \u201cOle, Ole, Ole, Ole; Sin-ner, Sin-ner.\u201d<\/p>\n

One fan even held up an image of Sinner depicted as a saint.<\/p>\n

Sinner saved a set point at 5-6 in the tight first set with a big second serve that Alcaraz couldn\u2019t return. Then the Italian took control of the tiebreaker by running down a drop shot and responding with a lob that led to an overhead put away.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m extremely happy with how I handled the situation,\u201d Sinner said of saving the set point.<\/p>\n

Added Alcaraz, \u201cHe came up with a second serve 185-190 kph (115-118 mph) that surprised me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Spain's<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz sits between the games during the final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals against Italy\u2019s Jannik Sinner, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Antonio Calanni)<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz sits between the games during the final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals against Italy\u2019s Jannik Sinner, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Antonio Calanni)<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz\u2019s thigh<\/p>\n

Alcaraz had his right thigh treated by a trainer on two occasions \u2014 and got it wrapped after the first set.<\/p>\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t affect me too much, to be honest, because I could run well,\u201d Alcaraz said.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz broke Sinner\u2019s serve in the opening game of the second set but Sinner then evened it at 3-3.<\/p>\n

Sinner then got the crowd going again in the next game when he won a long rally and held his finger to his ear \u2014 signaling for more noise inside the Inalpi Arena.<\/p>\n

Sinner broke Alcaraz again to close it out when the Spaniard missed a backhand wide \u2013 then fell down to the court on his back in relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a huge emotion,\u201d said Sinner, who was banned for three months earlier in the year after settling a doping case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Italy's<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Jannik Sinner holds the trophy after winning the final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals against Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Antonio Calanni)<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Jannik Sinner holds the trophy after winning the final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals against Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Antonio Calanni)<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz led 28-25 in winners but also had more unforced errors, 26-24.<\/p>\n

Sinner said he wanted to improve his serve after the loss to Alcaraz at the U.S. Open and he led 8-5 in aces but also had five double-faults to Alcaraz\u2019s none.<\/p>\n

It was Sinner\u2019s 10th straight win at the finals stretching back to his loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2023 final. What\u2019s more is that Sinner hasn\u2019t lost a set in that stretch.<\/p>\n

Sinner also extended his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 31 matches.<\/p>\n

In the doubles final, Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten beat Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 7-5, 6-3.<\/p>\n

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