Carlos Alcaraz has achieved his goals in Turin. The Murcians reached the semi-finals top of their group and won the three games they needed to recover. number 1he won the award for the second time in his early career. “It means the world to me. Number one this year is always a goal,” he admitted on the Inalpi Arena court after his two-set victory over Lorenzo Musetti (6-4, 6-1).
Only one Spanish tennis player left New challenges in 2025: His first career win at the Nitto ATP Finals, popularly known as the Masters Tournament, is one trophy the 22-year-old still has to lift. He is two games away from winning a new title, but he could run into current tournament champion Jannik Sinner along the way.
Alcaraz opposes teachers
There is little to argue with the fact that Alcaraz was not even a finalist in the tournament he participated in. The 8 best tennis players right now. This could be the year for the Murcian player. He has admitted in several interviews that he is having the best season of his career.
Only 70 wins and 7 losses in 2025the Spanish tennis player is faced with one of the most complex challenges: becoming a teacher in the house of Sinner in a tournament that he was never good at. Rafa Nadal was also unable to lift due to injury and the hard court environment. For the Balearic Islands, it has always been a pending account.
Only two Spaniards have achieved that: Manuel Orantes, 1976 champion who defeated Poland’s Wojtek Fibak. and Alex Corretia, who defeated Carlos Moya in an all-Spanish final in 1998. Spain could have added two more titles, but lost both in the final. Oddly enough, they were Murcia’s current coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero (2002) and Davis Cup captain David Ferrer (2007).
The Nitto ATP Finals is friendly to tennis players who: Novak Djokovican outstanding master who won seven titles despite declining to participate in the last two editions due to injury. Roger Federer follows with six titles. Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras are tied for third place with five titles each.
Sinner defends title at home
Sinner defends title in Turinwhere he arrived as world number 1, but maintaining that position was a complicated scenario, as Alcaraz only needed three matches to recover it. The Italian will be the main obstacle for the Murcian player to qualify for the Masters Tournament for the first time. Although they were playing at home and in the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament, they won their final head-to-head matchup and entered the end of the season on a high note.
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