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Sinner Retains ATP Finals Title Over Alcaraz in Turin

Alcaraz, the year-end No. 1, now awaits a hamstring MRI that will guide his Davis Cup plans.

Sinner playing Alcaraz on Sunday.
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Sinner being congratulated by Alcaraz at the end of the final.
Jannik Sinner poses with the ATP Finals trophy after winning the singles title against Carlos Alcaraz in Turin, Italy, on Sunday.

Overview

  • Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4), 7-5 to defend the ATP Finals crown, winning the tournament without dropping a set for a second straight year.
  • The Italian extended his indoor hard-court winning streak to 31 matches and saved a set point with a 116–117 mph second serve in a match played before a partisan home crowd.
  • Alcaraz received on-court treatment for a right hamstring/thigh issue, said it did not significantly affect him, and is set for an MRI under the Spanish federation’s doctor in Bologna.
  • Spain faces the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup quarter-final on November 20, and Alcaraz’s participation depends on scan results, while Sinner will skip the event to begin his off-season.
  • The final drew roughly 6.8–7.0 million viewers in Italy, a national record for tennis, capping a season in which Alcaraz finished No. 1 and the rivals split the majors—Alcaraz at Roland Garros and the US Open, Sinner at the Australian Open and Wimbledon—after Sinner returned from a 90-day doping suspension.