Alcaraz keeps top spot, advances to semifinals in Turin
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz won both sets against Lorenzo Musetti (6-4, 6-1) and is leading the Jimmy Connors Group at the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Regardless of the results of the remaining matches, Alcaraz will retain his World No. 1 ranking at the end of the 2025 season.
Kursiv.media previously outlined the conditions under which Italian Jannik Sinner could overtake Alcaraz in the rankings. The first scenario involved Alcaraz losing to Musetti. However, it took the Spanish player just one hour and 23 minutes to win: 3-0 in break points, 64-44 in total points and 6-4, 6-1 in sets. Alcaraz’s dominance was clear.
Jimmy Connors Group
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 1) vs. Alex de Minaur (Australia, 7): 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Taylor Fritz (U.S., 6) vs. Lorenzo Musetti (Italy, 9): 6-3, 6-4
Alcaraz vs. Fritz: 6-7 (2-7), 6-3
Musetti vs. de Minaur: 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
Alcaraz vs. Musetti: 6-4, 6-1
De Minaur vs. Fritz: 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
In the semifinal, Alcaraz will face Alexander Zverev (3) or Felix Auger-Aliassime (8); the opponent will be determined tonight in their match.
The composition of the other semifinal is already known. Sinner, who secured the Bjorn Borg Group win earlier, will face Alex de Minaur, who booked his spot on Nov. 13 by defeating American Taylor Fritz in one hour and 34 minutes: 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
The Peter Fleming Group saw an unexpected turn. The German pair Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz, who had already lost their chances to advance to the semifinals, defeated the group leaders in a super tiebreak. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, with two victories on their account, lost 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 11-13. Nevertheless, they finished first in the group.
Peter Fleming Group
Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori (Italy, 7) vs. Julian Cash/Lloyd Glasspool (U.K., 1): 7-5, 6-3
Marcel Granollers (Spain)/Horacio Zeballos (Argentina, 3) vs. Kevin Krawietz/Tim Pütz (Germany, 6): 6-4, 4-6, 10-6
Cash/Glasspool vs. Krawietz/Pütz: 7-6 (11-9), 6-2
Bolelli/Vavassori vs. Granollers/Zeballos: 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Cash/Glasspool vs. Granollers/Zeballos: 6-3, 7-5
Krawietz/Pütz vs. Bolelli/Vavassori: 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 13-11
The semifinal opponents for the Italian pair will be determined today. Another semifinal for a spot in the final will be British: Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury vs. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
This is the 56th edition of the ATP Finals and marks the fifth time the event has been held in Turin, Italy. The current champion, Jannik Sinner, defeated Taylor Fritz (6-4, 6-4) in last year’s final, also hosted in Turin.
The total prize money for the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals is a record-breaking $15.5 million. The participation fee for singles is $331,000; each victory in the group stage brings $396,000; a semifinal win earns $1.18 million; and winning the final brings $2.3 million. Thus, an undefeated singles champion will earn $5.07 million.
In doubles, an undefeated pair can earn $959,000.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstani player Alexander Bublik (11) is present at the tournament in Turin as the first alternate and will play if any of the main players withdraw.
