Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz swept his group to clinch the 2025 year-end No. 1, receiving the trophy on Friday at the Inalpi Arena after a season highlighted by Roland Garros and US Open titles among eight trophies.
- Félix Auger-Aliassime secured the last semifinal berth by beating two-time champion Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (4) and will meet Alcaraz on Saturday at 20:30 local time.
- The other semifinal pits defending champion Jannik Sinner against Alex de Minaur after Sinner completed group play unbeaten and without dropping a set this week.
- Alcaraz leads Auger-Aliassime 4-3 in their head-to-head and has won their last four meetings, including the Paris 2024 Olympic semifinal.
- Scheduling leaves Alcaraz with a later Saturday start than Sinner’s earlier match, a recovery gap the Spaniard acknowledged could affect preparation for a potential Sunday final.