Carlos Alcaraz has shifted his indoor tennis to a different degree at this week's ATP Finals. The Spaniard arrived in Turin with many query marks over his sport underneath the roof following an early Paris Masters defeat.
Nevertheless, the El Palmar native did his homework forward of the year-ending occasion, having received all 4 matches and reaching his first ATP Finals title match. The reward? One other thrilling conflict in opposition to his biggest rival, Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz defeated three rivals within the round-robin stage and secured the year-end no. 1 honor. He confronted Felix Auger-Aliassime within the semi-final and supplied a rock-solid 6-2, 6-4 victory in an hour and 22 minutes for his eleventh ATP last of the season.
BLAZING by means of 🔥@carlosalcaraz takes out Auger-Aliassime 6-2 6-4 to succeed in his FIRST #NittoATPFinals last! pic.twitter.com/w7aBYlsAIo
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After falling to Felix of their opening three duels, Carlos has now received their most up-to-date 5 encounters in dominant model, having taken all 11 units. The Spaniard fired up his photographs en path to a formidable efficiency on Saturday evening.
World no. 1 claimed 16 factors greater than his opponent. He served at 75% and misplaced 13 factors in 9 service video games. Alcaraz confronted one break level and saved it to mount the strain on the opposite facet.
Felix couldn’t comply with these numbers. The Canadian dropped two many factors behind the primary serve and performed in opposition to eight break factors. He suffered three breaks to finish his run within the final 4.
The Spaniard hit extra service winners, and his opponent responded on the internet. Nevertheless, Carlos cast a large benefit from the baseline and secured his victory within the quickest exchanges as much as 4 strokes.
Carlos Alcaraz, ATP Finals 2025 © Stream screenshot
The favourite fired up his forehand and hit 25 winners and ten unforced errors. Auger-Aliassime embraced a 15-20 ratio, lacking an excessive amount of from his forehand and lowering his effectivity.
The Spaniard made a powerful begin and generated three break factors within the second sport of the duel. He missed his probability on the primary, and Felix denied the following two with advantageous hitting earlier than bringing the sport residence for 1-1.
Alcaraz fired winners within the third sport and made a push on the return at 2-1. He attacked and landed a artful volley winner after a advantageous drop shot to seize a break and transfer in entrance.
World no. 1 netted a volley within the fifth sport and confronted the one break level. Auger-Aliassime netted a routine forehand and missed an opportunity to tug the break again.
They held at love within the subsequent two video games, with the 22-year-old shifting 5-2 up with an ace in sport seven. Carlos began the eighth sport with two forehand winners and generated three set factors.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, ATP Finals 2025© Stream screenshot
He drew the rival's mistake on the primary, offering a break at love and finishing a formidable set in 37 minutes. Each gamers served properly within the opening 9 video games of the second set, creating a battle we anticipated from them earlier than the match.
Alcaraz moved 4-3 up with a service winner earlier than Auger-Aliassime closed the following one with a artful behind-the-back volley winner for 4-4 and extra drama. The Spaniard landed a crosscourt forehand winner in sport 9 for an additional advantageous maintain and 5-4.
The Spaniard stepped in on the return in sport ten and seized the second match level after the rival's free forehand to seal the deal and wrap up a formidable match forward of the Jannik Sinner last showdown on Sunday.
