Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-1 to finish 3-0 in the Jimmy Connors group and secure the 2025 year-end No. 1 for the second time.
- Earlier, Alex de Minaur defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in a must-win straight-sets match, a result that eliminated the American.
- Alcaraz’s victory sent de Minaur through as group runner-up to face Jannik Sinner, who had already qualified from the Bjorn Borg group.
- Alcaraz advances as group winner and will play the Bjorn Borg group runner-up, to be decided between Alexander Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
- Musetti, a late entrant after Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal, was eliminated; debutant Ben Shelton, battling late-season form and a shoulder issue, has his final round-robin match against Sinner next.