Title winner
It was another memorable week for Jannik Sinner on home soil in Turin, with the Italian defending his ATP Finals crown in truly stunning fashion.
Sinner - who didn’t drop a set all tournament - proved too strong for his great rival, Carlos Alcaraz, in the final, coming through 7-6(4), 7-5 to claim his 24th career title and a sixth of 2025.
He becomes the youngest man to defend the prestigious ATP Finals crown since Roger Federer in 2004, and extends his remarkable winning streak on indoor hard courts to 31 matches - dating back to the 2023 Davis Cup.
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Having been outclassed by Alcaraz in the US Open final back in September, Sinner knew a fast start was needed as he attempted to close the gap on a losing head-to-head record (5-10).
After 11 closely fought games, the Italian was forced to save a set point with a superb second serve, and that paved the way for a dominant showing in the tiebreak as he moved ahead on the scoreboard.
Sinner was broken for the first time in the tournament at the start of the second set, but that didn’t deter the defending champion as he responded with a break of his own before clinching the win when Alcaraz faltered when serving to stay in the match in the 12th game.
This latest triumph caps a brilliant year on court for the 24-year-old, who added two Grand Slam titles to his trophy cabinet and reached all four major finals.
A three-month doping ban gave Sinner the uphill task of trying to defend his number one ranking, but despite missing out on the year-end top spot, he stressed there could be “no better ending” to 2025.
As for Alcaraz, the beaten finalist remained in good spirits post-match, having sealed his place at the top of the rankings after three wins from three in the group stage.
"It is a great year for Jannik and now time to rest. I hope you are going to be ready for next year because I will be ready. Hopefully, I will play more finals against you," Alcaraz said.
Biggest struggler
Ben Shelton was the only player to go winless in Turin, with the American losing to Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Sinner in the Bjorn Borg Group.
While it was a disappointing set of results for Shelton, he remained competitive in all three matches, taking Sinner and Zverev to tiebreaks and falling agonisingly short to Auger-Aliassime in a three-set thriller.
However, the big-serving American will be keen to rediscover his best form in 2026, having failed to kick on from an impressive summer, when he captured his maiden Masters 1000 title in Toronto.
He'll also need to improve his head-to-head record against the top players drastically, as he trails Alcaraz 0-3, Sinner 1-8 and Zverev 0-5.
Standout moment
Home favourite Lorenzo Musetti staged an incredible recovery in his round robin clash against Alex de Minaur, coming from 5-3 down in the final set to clinch an improbable 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 victory.
Having initially missed out on qualification due to a gut-wrenching defeat to Novak Djokovic in the Athens final the previous week, Musetti was drafted in to make his Finals debut when the Serb withdrew.
The 23-year-old had little time to prepare before Monday's 6-3, 6-4 loss to Taylor Fritz in his tournament opener, and knew another defeat to De Minaur would bring elimination.
However, roared on by a raucous home crowd, Musetti made a remarkable comeback from the brink against the Aussie, winning four straight games to secure a memorable maiden win at the season-ending Finals.
After celebrating with his team and the adoring Italian support, the victor wrote a fitting message on the TV camera: 'fino alla fine', which translates to 'until the very end' in English.
Best rallies
Sinner proved too strong for Alcaraz during the key moments in Sunday's showpiece, including this pinpoint lob to claim a crucial point in the first-set tiebreak.
Musetti gave it everything in his dramatic three-set win over De Minaur, even if he came out second-best in arguably the point of the tournament.
Upcoming events
As the 2025 season draws to a close on the ATP and WTA Tours, our attention now shifts to the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, which run from the 18th to the 23rd of November.
Defending champions Italy will be without talismanic figure Sinner as they look to secure a third successive crown, while Alcaraz spearheads a Spanish team hoping to win their first title since 2019.
Germany, France, Czechia, Belgium, Argentina and Austria are the other nations competing in the Final 8.
Check out the full Davis Cup schedule here.
