ACarlos Alcaraz showed his best tennis again at the Inalpi Arena. The Spaniard secured his year-end world No. 1 ranking with a performance that strengthened his candidacy for the ATP Finals title. He aims to join Manolo Orantes and Àlex Corretja as Spain’s national champions of the tournament. He also hopes to match Garbiñe Muguruza, who won the women’s title in 2021.
At just 22 years old, Alcaraz continues breaking barriers. He became the seventh Spanish player to reach the final of the event, something not seen since Rafa Nadal in 2013. His performance sent a clear message to the Italian crowd. It also served as a warning to Jannik Sinner, the local idol and defending champion.
Total dominance against auger-aliassime
According to Mundo Deportivo, Alcaraz approached his match against Felix Auger-Aliassime with a firm plan. He wanted to finish quickly and stay fresh for the final. Archieved exactly that by defeating the Canadian 6-2, 6-4 in just one hour and 23 minutes. He closed out the match before 10 p.m. It was a commanding victory against a rival who will soon be ranked world No. 5.
On Sunday, he will contest his 16th meeting with Jannik Sinner. He leads the head-to-head 10-5, including 4-1 this year. Alcaraz knows he faces a massive challenge. He even called it “the biggest challenge in world tennis today.” He will confront a Sinner who has 30 straight indoor wins. The Italian has won his last 18 sets in Turin. He also kept his serve intact all week, completing 36 service games without losing any.
BLAZING through 🔥@carlosalcaraz takes out Auger-Aliassime 6-2 6-4 to reach his FIRST #NittoATPFinals final! pic.twitter.com/w7aBYlsAIo
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 15, 2025
Alcaraz noted that his improvement indoors was already evident in Rotterdam. He also insisted that his loss in Paris happened “by accident.” The Spaniard now arrives strong at the end of the season and manages the demands of indoor hard courts with greater maturity. In Turin, he matched Sinner’s level from the opening day. Both players grew together throughout the tournament, and now they will battle for supremacy in a year defined by their dominance.
The champion will finish undefeated. He will collect five wins and a record prize of 5,071,000 dollars. Alcaraz leads the 2025 season in matches won and titles, with 71 victories and eight trophies. Since April, he has won 56 of his last 60 matches and played ten of the last eleven tournaments. His consistency impresses, while his talent flows even under intense pressure.
He dismantled Auger-Aliassime, the best indoor player of the year with 17 wins. Alcaraz is a semifinalist for the second straight season. In his third appearance, he will fight for the title against a Sinner carrying a 15-2 record at the event. The Italian enters his third consecutive final, setting up a showdown that promises to close the ATP season with an unforgettable spectacle.
