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Alcaraz Clinches Year-End No. 1 With 3–0 Group Sweep at ATP Finals

His straight-sets win over Lorenzo Musetti secures first place in his group and leaves him awaiting the Zverev–Auger-Aliassime winner in the semifinal.

Carlos Alcaraz.
El español Carlos Alcaraz derrotó al italiano Lorenzo Musetti y está en las semifinales del ATP Finals de Turín, con el número 1 asegurado
Jannik Sinner derrotó a Alexander Zverev por quinto partido sucesivo y pasó a una semifinal del ATP Finals en Turín, Italia, donde es local.
Con este triunfo, Alcaraz firmó pleno de victorias en la fase de grupos y alcanzó las 70 victorias en la temporada.

Overview

  • Carlos Alcaraz beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-1 in Turin to finish the round robin 3-0 and guarantee he ends 2025 as world No. 1 for the second time.
  • Earlier, Alex de Miñaur defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 (3), 6-3, a result that had already confirmed Alcaraz’s place in the semifinals before he took the court.
  • Jannik Sinner qualified from the Björn Borg group after a 6-4, 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev, saving seven break points and extending his indoor hard-court streak to 28 matches.
  • The semifinals are set in principle: Sinner will face de Miñaur, while Alcaraz plays the winner of Zverev versus Félix Auger-Aliassime.
  • Novak Djokovic withdrew before the event with a shoulder injury, leading to Musetti’s entry as the first alternate and reshaping the group lineup.