Carlos Alcaraz dispatches Auger-Aliassime to crown season with ATP Finals final against Sinner
After a commanding 6-2, 6-4 victory over Félix Auger-Aliassime in his best match of the week, Carlos Alcaraz will play his first ATP Finals final. He will test the strength of his world No. 1 ranking against Jannik Sinner.
Carlos Alcaraz, ATP Finals 2025 | © PsNewz
As the days go by, Carlos Alcaraz is increasingly burying the signs of his earlier late-season struggles and indoor court difficulties. The way he dispatched Félix Auger-Aliassime (6-2, 6-4) in the ATP Finals semi-finals resembled a masterclass.
Already assured of finishing the year as world No. 1, Alcaraz attacks the tournament with spectacular aggression and relaxation.
“Honestly, today I felt incredible from the start of the match to the end, Alcaraz said in Spanush. I think we showed a very high mental level, a very high tennis level. I felt that today I could do everything.”
Seconds after the match point, there was only one topic of conversation, projection, and fantasy: the upcoming final against Jannik Sinner, who has also been relentless, if not more so, under the roof of the Inalpi Arena. “I’m expecting to have three or four people cheering for me tomorrow,” Alcaraz smiled after the match. If this Alcaraz-Sinner final marks the sixth meeting of the season (excluding the Six Kings Slam), it will be the first in history to take place in an atmosphere reminiscent of the Davis Cup.
Alcaraz pumps up the volume
To secure this spot, Alcaraz pressed the accelerator at the moments that mattered most in the semi-final. Backed by excellent serving and a devastating forehand, he broke Auger-Aliassime’s serve twice in four games in the first set, even stringing together two service games to go from 4-2 to 6-2 in a flash.
Auger-Aliassime showed great determination to hang on and delivered some of the most spectacular shots of the evening, even as the Spaniard seemed ready to take flight.
At 2-1 to Alcaraz, FAA overcame a rough patch while leading 40-0, missed two penalty forehands, and committed a double fault when a 2-2 scoreline was within reach. The Canadian managed to hold until 4-4. But when he served at 5-4, tension affected his ball quality, while Alcaraz’s soared to close out on his first match point, in 1 hour 24 minutes.
With Sinner having played his two matches six hours earlier on Friday and Saturday, Alcaraz accomplished another crucial part of his mission Saturday night.
