Carlos Alcaraz started the engine at the ATP Finals, defeated De Miñaur and resumed the fight for No. 1

Carlos Alcaraz (No. 2 in the ATP ranking) began his campaign in the ATP Finals in Turin 2025 with a important victory over the Australian Alex de Minaur (7th), 7-6 (5) and 6-2, after 1h 40min of the match resuming the fight for number one in the world with his greatest rival: Jannik Sinner (1st).

The pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero landed on Italian soil leading the edition with a total of 11,050 points behind him. A figure that translates into the eight titles he won throughout the season: Rotterdam, Monte-Carlo, Rome, Roland Garros, Queen’s, Cincinnati, US Open and Tokyo.

That string of 67 games won and 8 lost allowed him to snatch the leadership of the ranking to his greatest rival: Jannik Sinner. The one from San Candido had stretched his reign for 65 consecutive weeks until, thanks to his incredible performance in New York months ago, Carlos finally managed to reunite with the top.

However, nothing is said yet. This week, both compete for number one: the 22-year-old Spaniard must win all the group stage matches or reach the final to ensure the end of the year on the top of the podium.

Late in the afternoon in the Olympic pavilion in Turin, Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Miñaur took to the field, inaugurating the last big event on the calendar that brings together the eight best players of the season. In an overwhelming start, the player from Murcia managed to get within one point of 5-1 but, from one moment to the next, the situation became more complicated than expected.

On the other hand, the tennis player with the most victories on hard courts in 2025 (42) began a comeback that allowed him to stretch his sleeve until the tiebreak but there, the right-handed category came to the fore to gain distance in the score.

Finally, after 1h 40min of action, the six-time Grand Slam champion unlocked the match, winning 7-6 (5) and 6-2, taking the first lead in the match. round robin.

Inside the Jimmy Connors GroupCarlos Alcaraz faces the Australian Alex de Miñaur (7th), the American Taylor Fritz (6th) and Italian Lorenzo Musetti (9th) who entered at the last minute following the loss of Novak Djokovic (4th) after his consecration at the ATP 250 in Athens.

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