Jannik Sinner tops Carlos Alcaraz to retain ATP Finals title, ends 2025 on 15-match win streak
The world No. 2 saved a set point before emerging victorious Sunday in Turin, 7-6 (4), 7-5.
Jannik Sinner cannot be stopped on indoor hard courts, turning up his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz after emerging as the last man standing in Turin once again.
In a Top 2 battle, the world No. 2 completed a successful ATP Finals title defense without dropping a set, by wrapping up a 7-6 (4), 7-5 victory Sunday evening.
Sinner will go into the 2026 season on a 15-match win streak, having upped his unbeaten indoor run to 31 contests with a statement closing run to the year. He improved to 2-4 against Alcaraz this season, adding to his inaugural Wimbledon triumph.
The first set proved to be a high-level serving battle, with neither competitor facing a break point until the 12th game. Sinner hung tough from deuce for 2-2 after a medical emergency in the stands delayed play for 12 minutes.
At 4-4, 30-0, Alcaraz pulled up on a shot in the ad corner. After holding, the Spaniard took a medical timeout to receive treatment on his right thigh.
Despite the concerns, Alcaraz generated a set point off the back of his first drop shot of the match (a clean winner) and a follow-up finish at the net. The home favorite denied his rival with an audacious deep second serve out wide, before backing it up with a pair of untouchable rockets.
While Sinner gifted Alcaraz a flubbed reply to a poor drop shot early in the tie-break, the top seed struck successive backhand unforced errors to hand over the mini break. At 5-4, Sinner ended a 17-shot rally with a clear lob winner—and closed out the 79-minute set with another well-placed first serve.
With his right hamstring wrapped, Alcaraz immediately regrouped by becoming the first player to break Sinner during the tournament. But in the sixth game, a stroke of luck went Sinner’s way in getting back on serve. At 30-40, the 24-year-old’s high-flying mishit return landed in and he soon ended the point by exposing Alcaraz’s compromised movement with a drop-shot winner.
The six-time major winner had a chance to earn a re-break in the following game, though overhit a forehand in a stretch of play that saw Sinner work the crowd. After extending the encounter at 4-5, Alcaraz couldn't do the same two games later. At deuce, Sinner's backhand pass drew a netted volley and on his first championship point, the San Candido soaked up his latest winning moment when Alcaraz yanked his crosscourt backhand wide.