ATP Finals 2025: Jannik Sinner victory in Turin keeps Carlos Alcaraz on his toes for 2026

Since the US Open, Sinner has focused on being more aggressive with her serve; This left him only breaking once in his five matches in Turin, and he began to play more variedly.

Both aspects were evident against Alcaraz.

When Alcaraz had a chance to win the first set 6-5 on Sinner’s serve, the Italian nervelessly sent a second serve to his opponent’s backhand at 190 km/h to save the break point.

A pair of irreversible first serves followed, allowing Sinner to force the tiebreaker, which she then controlled.

In the second set, due to Alcaraz suffering a knee ligament injury, Sinner started landing more drop shots, which notably saved a break point in the seventh game.

Breaking Alcaraz again in the final match meant Sinner lifted the cup without dropping a set.

Sinner, who increased his indoor unbeaten record to 31 matches, said to Alcaraz in his victory speech, “You are definitely a player I take as an example.”

“[You give me] I need – I need – a lot of motivation for a very big goal in every training session.

“Hopefully we’ll see you again next year with some big, great fights.”

The news tape had not even settled on the Turin field.

However, the platitudes spoken by the duo, who display a sincere warmth in their relationship, show that they are looking forward to reaching an agreement again in the 2026 season.

Many tennis fans are licking their lips at seeing Sinner and Alcaraz facing each other again and complaining that this won’t happen for at least a few more months.

Their dream would be a meeting in the Australian Open final, with Sinner trying to defend his Melbourne crown and Alcaraz aiming to become the youngest man to complete his career Grand Slam.

On the evidence of this season and this last encounter, few would disagree.