Overview
- Jannik Sinner posted a New Year video reflecting on an up-and-down 2025 and thanking his team, family and supporters.
- Carlos Alcaraz acknowledged the post with a handshake emoji, underscoring a rivalry that included Sinner’s Roland Garros final loss after holding three match points.
- Sinner’s lead-in features a Jan. 10 exhibition in Seoul against Alcaraz, the Million Dollar One Point Slam, and a match with Felix Auger-Aliassime before his Australian Open title defense.
- He starts 2026 at 11,500 ATP points, 550 behind Alcaraz’s 12,050.
- He must defend 2,000 points at the Australian Open but has room to gain from February to May after missing that stretch in 2025 due to suspension.