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Alcaraz Clinches Year-End No. 1 With Win Over Musetti as ATP Finals Semifinals Are Set

The result also finalized the semifinals, with De Minaur advancing on a one-game margin to meet Sinner.

Overview

  • Carlos Alcaraz defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-1 in Turin, finishing the group 3-0 and securing the 2025 year-end No. 1 ranking.
  • Alcaraz moved to 11,650 points with three round-robin wins, a total Jannik Sinner cannot surpass even by winning the title undefeated.
  • Earlier, Alex De Minaur beat Taylor Fritz 7-6(3), 6-3, and advanced from a three-way tie thanks to the games tiebreak by a single game (37-39 vs Fritz’s 36-39).
  • The semifinals are set: Sinner will face De Minaur, and Alcaraz will play the winner of Alexander Zverev vs Felix Auger-Aliassime.
  • Eliminated by the loss, Musetti announced he will skip Italy’s Davis Cup campaign due to physical condition and family reasons agreed with captain Filippo Volandri.