The second-ranked Sinner beat the top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (4), 7-5 for the ATP Finals trophy Sunday in the sixth meeting this year between the two players who are dominating men’s tennis.
“It was an incredible season,” Sinner said. “To finish it this way, before my Italian fans, is very special for me.”
Alcaraz had already secured the year-ending No. 1 ranking and was contesting his first final at the event for the year’s top eight players.
Sinner and Alcaraz have met in the past three Grand Slam finals. Alcaraz beat Sinner in a fifth-set tiebreaker to win the French Open, Sinner gained a measure of revenge at Wimbledon, and Alcaraz again came out on top at the US Open.
They also clashed this year in the Italian Open final (won by Alcaraz) and the Cincinnati Open final (won by Alcaraz when Sinner retired due to illness).
Sinner also won the Australian Open — beating Alexander Zverev in the final — so he and Alcaraz each won two majors this year.
Sinner saved a set point at 5-6 in a tight first set with a big second serve that Alcaraz couldn’t return. Sinner took control of the tiebreaker by running down a drop shot and responding with a lob that led to an overhead put away.
Alcaraz had his right thigh treated by a trainer on two occasions and got it wrapped after the first set.
Sinner got the crowd going again in the next game when he won a long rally and held his finger to his ear, signaling for more noise inside the Inalpi Arena. He broke Alcaraz again to close it out, falling to the court on his back in relief after the Spaniard missed a backhand wide.
It was Sinner’s 10th straight win at the finals stretching back to his loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2023 final. What’s more is that Sinner hasn’t lost a set in that stretch.
In the doubles final, Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten beat Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 7-5, 6-3.
TURIN, Italy — The final installment of the “Sincaraz” rivalry for 2025 went to Jannik Sinner.
In all, Alcaraz has won six majors and Sinner has won four.
“I’m extremely happy with how I handled the situation,” Sinner said of saving the set point.
He broke Sinner’s serve in the opening game of the second set, but Sinner then evened it at 3-3.
Sinner also extended his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 31 matches.