Spanish tennis great Alex Corretja has assessed Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s hopes of winning the 2025 ATP Finals as he also discussed his compatriot\u2019s rivalry with Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz<\/a> is chasing his maiden ATP Finals crown at the 2025 edition of the prestigious season-ending championships in Turin.<\/p>\n The world No 1 defeated Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz and Lorenzo Musetti to top the Jimmy Connors Group with a perfect 3-0 record, and he will face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n Alcaraz\u2019s 6-4, 6-1 victory against Musetti in his third round robin match ensured that he will end the year as the world No 1 ahead of Sinner.<\/p>\n The Spaniard could face Sinner \u2014 the defending champion and world No 2 \u2014 in the final in Turin.<\/p>\n Alcaraz is making his third ATP Finals appearance, having reached the semi-finals on his debut in 2023 and exited at the round robin stage in 2024.<\/p>\n What Carlos Alcaraz said about year-end No 1 feat, his indoor record and calls for Davis Cup change<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n ATP Rankings: Carlos Alcaraz & every man to achieve multiple year-end world No 1 finishes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Speaking on El Larguero on the Cadena SER radio station, Corretja\u00a0highlighted the difference between Alcaraz at this year\u2019s ATP Finals compared to previous editions.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a huge difference, in capital letters. It\u2019s a matter of learning at every moment,\u201d said Corretja, who won the 1998 ATP Finals (translated from Spanish).<\/p>\n \u201cThis year, he finishes in Tokyo and doesn\u2019t go to Shanghai, arriving in Paris without rhythm. But this investment of time means he\u2019s in better shape at the end of the year.<\/p>\n \u201cCarlos has played 16 tournaments this year, and Sinner has played 11 because he was suspended for three months. Alcaraz needs to compete during those weeks to bring out his most explosive and competitive tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not just sixteen weeks; it\u2019s practically half the year competing. I think that\u2019s why he\u2019s fresher, in better shape, and therefore has a better chance of winning the tournament, whereas last year he arrived with nothing left in the tank.\u201d<\/p>\n Corretja, a former world No 2, also shared his thoughts on the rivalry between Alcaraz and Sinner.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I like most about all this is the healthy rivalry that Jannik and Carlos have created,\u201d said the Spaniard.<\/p>\n \u201cWe saw it with Roger [Federer] and Rafa [Nadal] when they were already at the end of their careers, but being so young, for them to be fighting for number one until the end of the year and to take it with such simplicity, is great news for the world of tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: What Felix Auger-Aliassime\u2019s ATP Finals win over Alexander Zverev means for his ranking<\/a> The post Carlos Alcaraz gets ATP Finals backing from two-time Slam finalist: \u2018He has a better chance\u2019\u00a0<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spanish tennis great Alex Corretja has assessed Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s hopes of winning the 2025 ATP Finals as he also discussed his compatriot\u2019s rivalry with Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz is chasing his maiden ATP Finals crown at the 2025 edition of the prestigious season-ending championships in Turin. The world No 1 defeated Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Alex Corretja gives his verdict on Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s ATP Finals title bid<\/h2>\n
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