Match Report
Alcaraz downs Musetti to seal Year-End No. 1, sends De Minaur into SFs at Nitto ATP Finals
Spaniard finishes top of Jimmy Connors Group with a 3-0 record
November 13, 2025
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Carlos Alcaraz is the second man after Lleyton Hewitt to claim multiple Year-End No. 1 finishes before turning 23.
By Jerome Coombe
Carlos Alcaraz blocked out the roar of a partisan Turin crowd on Thursday at the Nitto ATP Finals, where he reclaimed one of tennis’ most prestigious honours.
The 22-year-old Spaniard overcame debutant Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-1 inside a rocking Inalpi Arena to secure ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours for the first time since 2022. The victory capped a perfect 3-0 run through the Jimmy Connors Group and also sent Alex de Minaur — who defeated Taylor Fritz earlier on Thursday — through to the semi-finals in second place.
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Alcaraz absorbed the full force of the home support early on and stayed committed to the high-risk, high-reward tactics that has defined his campaign at the Nitto ATP Finals. Despite tallying 21 unforced errors, he struck 26 winners to Musetti’s eight to unsettle the Italian, sealing his 83-minute triumph with trademark flair.
Needing a win to join Alcaraz in the last four, Musetti produced flashes of brilliance to ignite the crowd in the opening set, including a series of crisp approaches to the net. Yet the Italian struggled to maintain that level in the extended rallies and was unable to convert either of his two break points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
Musetti’s stirring victory over De Minaur on Tuesday — in which he reeled off the final four games — had kept his semi-final hopes alive and left the Australian’s fate uncertain. Two days later, De Minaur responded with a clutch win over Fritz and now advances to a semi-final showdown with the winner of the Bjorn Borg Group.
