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Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are set for another blockbuster showdown after both players eased into the ATP Finals title match on Saturday, securing the season-ending finale that fans had been eagerly anticipating.
Alcaraz, who has already sealed the year-end world number one spot, swept aside Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2, 6-4 in Turin to book his place in Sunday’s final.
The Spaniard has dominated his rivalry with Sinner this year, winning four of their five meetings—all of which came in major tournament finals.
His victories include triumphs at the US Open and Roland Garros, the latter achieved after fighting back from two sets down and saving three match points.
Sinner, however, has also enjoyed a remarkable season, defeating Alcaraz on his way to becoming the first Italian to win Wimbledon.
The pair have split the four Grand Slams between them this year. The Italian reached the final with a confident 7-5, 6-2 win over Alex de Minaur, extending an exceptional run that includes 18 consecutive sets won in Turin.
“It’s going to be really difficult,” Alcaraz said on court. “Every time we play each other, we lift our level to the very top.” He added with a smile that he hoped “three or four people” in the Italian-heavy crowd might cheer for him.
The final carries extra significance as Alcaraz narrowly beat Sinner to the year-end number one ranking and now contests his 11th final of the season.
Despite Auger-Aliassime’s strong indoor credentials, he struggled to contain the Spaniard.
Alcaraz seized control with a deft volley to break in the fourth game of the opening set and maintained his grip on the match, cruising to victory without needing to produce his most flamboyant tennis.
Sinner, meanwhile, has yet to surrender a service game this week and heads into the final on a 30-match winning streak on indoor hard courts.
He said that every meeting with Alcaraz brings something new, even on the same surface. “It’s been an amazing year for me. I’m looking forward to tomorrow… to see where my level really is,” he said.
De Minaur, who admitted to being in a “dark place” after a group-stage defeat, had revived his campaign by beating Taylor Fritz to reach the semi-finals.
But despite his resistance early on, Sinner eventually found the breakthrough late in the first set and raced ahead in the second, sealing his place in a third ATP Finals title match, making him the youngest to do so since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004.
