In order to become world number one for the sixth and final time in 2025, Carlos Alcarazand the second, Jannik Sinnerare set to face off this Sunday in Turin in a new episode of their bitter rivalry. ATP Masters dream finalin our country from 2 p.m.
This would be the ideal definition for two players who dominated seasons and shared four Grand Slam titles. (Sinner for the Australian Open and Wimbledon, Alcaraz for Roland Garros and the US Open) And he also won the last eight Masters 1000 tournament titles.
Alcaraz and Sinner, heavy favorites in their respective semifinals, left no room for surprise against the two unexpected Canadian guests in the final draw. Felix Auger-Aliassime8th in the world, and Australia Alex de Minaur (7th).
Alcaraz has lost just six games against Auger-Aliassime (6-2, 6-4), one less than the seven games Sinner lost against De Mignol (7-5, 6-2) after being overwhelmed by the blows of his local idol.
Carlitos, who was eliminated in the group stage last year, can aim for the Masters title for the first time in his career.
The Murcian adapted perfectly to Turin’s Inalpi Arena, although he suffered a scare in the second match when he was pressured by American Taylor Fritz 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 6-3.
This Saturday, he embarrassed Auger-Aliassime, unable to react to the power and precision of the Spaniard’s forehand strikes, winning after an hour and 24 minutes of play.
He used magic at various points in the game, but there was one event in particular. The match was tied at 2-1 and 30-40 (both in favor of the Spaniard, with the Canadian serving), and a picturesque exchange unfolded until Carlitos hit a drop shot that had an effect off the court. Auger-Aliassime’s rare arrival, but Carlitos’ reaction could not have been better. There he once again proved that his wrists are the best on the circuit.
But the 22-year-old Spaniard will have to overcome a rollercoaster of circumstances if he is to win his ninth title this year and 25th of his career.
Coming into his third straight Masters final, Sinner’s stats are impressive.
The defending champion faced de Minaur and won for the 13th time in the same match. 30 consecutive wins on indoor hard courtshis favorite surface and the fifth-longest streak of all time.
He also recorded nine consecutive wins in Masters matches and hasn’t lost a set since losing to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the final of the 2023 tournament.
“It was a very difficult game,” he said despite the evidence, as he did after each game in Turin this week.
“After an incredible year for me, I’m very happy to end the season in the finals. This is the type of game I love, and it lets you know where you really stand,” Sinner emphasized. 3 months suspension At the beginning of the year, two positive controls for anabolic therapeutics were to blame.
Seeking his 24th title and sixth of the year, Sinner has the perfect opportunity to square off with his great rival, who won in 2018. 4 out of 5 collisions will occur in 2025it’s always the final. The Spanish army had the advantage with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses.
The only certainty about this final between two of the best players on the planet is that this will be Sinner’s last match of 2025. That’s because, unlike Alcaraz and Germany’s Alexander Zverev (ATP No. 3), Sinner had decided not to play. Davis Cup final stageDespite the fact that Italy have now won the tournament twice, it starts on Tuesday in Bologna.
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