Carlos Alcaraz has won the battle for ATP Year-End No. 1, presented by PIF honours, firmly under control. Can Jannik Sinner make a big comeback at the end of the season to take the accolade from his great rival?
If Sinner dreams of this, he needs to embark on a deep run at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna this week.
The Italian is competing in the Austrian ATP 500 event and can add 500 points to his PIF ATP Live Race To Turin total this week. Should he prevail, he would gain 500 points over Alcaraz, who is not in action.
PIF ATP Live Race to Turin
Player | Live points | Maximum points this week |
1) Carlos Alcaraz | 11,040 | 11,040 |
2) Jannik sinner | 8,500 | 9,000 |
This is important because of the lack of room for error that Sinner has. The 24-year-old is currently 2,540 points behind Alcaraz in the Live Race, which serves as a barometer for the year-end No. 1 battle.
After this week, both stars will play the Rolex Paris Masters (max. 1,000 points) and the Nitto ATP Finals (max. 1,500 points). That means Sinner will have to earn every possible point for the rest of the season and hope that Alcaraz – who is 67-7 in 2025 according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index – doesn’t maintain his performance.
If Sinner lifts the Vienna trophy for the second time, he will be 2,040 points behind the Spaniard in the Live Race to Paris, where he could close the gap even further. Alcaraz would still have a very healthy lead, but a small amount of pressure would increase.
If Sinner fails to win a match in Vienna, he will be 2,540 points behind at the final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season. At that point, even with victories in Paris and Turin, Sinner would have only 11,000 points, compared to Alcaraz’s current 11,040. The Italian will not arrive in Athens or Metz during the week between Paris and Turin.
Both men are aiming for their second ATP year-end number 1, presented by PIF, with Alcaraz achieving the feat in 2022 and Sinner last year.
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