Nitto ATP Finals
Alcaraz & Fritz sq. off after successful begins at Nitto ATP Finals
De Minaur, Musetti meet in night session
November 10, 2025
ATP
Carlos Alcaraz leads Taylor Fritz 4-1 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.
By Arthur Kapetanakis
The Nitto ATP Finals continues Tuesday with the second singles matches for the opponents within the Jimmy Connors Group. Prime seed Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz will each bid to enhance to 2-0 this week in Turin, earlier than Alex de Minaur and residential favorite Lorenzo Musetti search to keep away from a dreaded 0-2 begin of their night showdown.
Each Fritz and Musetti discover themselves within the uncommon place of taking part in round-robin matches on consecutive days on the season finale, a scheduling quirk ensuing from Musetti’s run to the Athens ultimate on Saturday.
In doubles motion, top-seeded Britons Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool will search to make up for a gap loss after they tackle Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, whereas Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori open the day’s play in opposition to third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.
[1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs. [6] Taylor Fritz (USA)
For the primary time in his three Nitto ATP Finals appearances, Alcaraz earned a win in his opening round-robin match by beating Alex de Minaur 7-6(5), 6-2 on Sunday. Two extra victories in Turin, no matter spherical, will likely be sufficient for him to safe ATP 12 months-Finish No. 1 Introduced by PIF honors in his battle with Jannik Sinner.
Having performed only one match for the reason that begin of October — a shock opening loss to Cameron Norrie in Paris — Alcaraz returned to successful methods with an encouraging opening efficiency on the Inalpi Enviornment.
“By way of sending a message to the opposite gamers and even to your self, [an early win] could be very constructive,” Alcaraz mentioned after breaking De Minaur 4 instances, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats. “I’ve been taking part in right here for 3 years and it’s the primary time I’ve received the primary match, so I’m happy with that… I’m feeling actually motivated for the subsequent matches.”
Fritz additionally enters this Tuesday showdown off a win, his coming by a 6-3, 6-4 scoreline in opposition to Musetti on Monday. In his personal PIF ATP Rankings battle with Turin debutant Ben Shelton for No. 1 American, the 28-year-old can lean on the expertise of his ultimate run final 12 months in Turin and his semi-final exhibiting in 2022. He has by no means been knocked out within the group stage on the Nitto ATP Finals.
“Each time I come right here, I just like the situations and it is vitally straightforward to get motivated,” Fritz mentioned of his spectacular Turin document. “You possibly can lock in, it’s the final match of the 12 months and it’s the ATP Finals. It’s a huge deal.”
In opposition to Alcaraz, Fritz will likely be additional buoyed by his first Lexus ATP Head2Head win in opposition to the Spaniard lower than two months in the past at Laver Cup. Whereas Alcaraz prolonged his result in 4-1 of their sequence with a newer win within the Tokyo ultimate, Fritz appeared to discover a successful formulation in San Francisco. In that Laver Cup assembly, the American received 16 of 20 web factors, ratcheting up the ability on his rally ball and choosing the right time to assault.
Whereas Fritz discovered pleasure within the gradual indoor situations on the group occasion, the sooner floor in Turin will make for a unique match. Neither participant will likely be biding his time within the rallies, with serves and early assaults particularly damaging within the usually shorter exchanges on the Inalpi Enviornment.
[7] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs. [9] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)
It is not fairly do or die on this high-stakes matchup, however it’s shut. After a pair of straight-sets losses to begin the group stage, De Minaur and Nitto ATP Finals debutant Musetti will likely be determined for a win to maintain their fates in their very own palms.
De Minaur is searching for his first Turin win in his fifth match, having made his debut final season. Whereas he couldn’t take a set off Alcaraz, the Aussie gave the highest seed all he may deal with of their opener.
“It was a very troublesome match,” mentioned the Spaniard. “On this floor, Alex makes the many of the velocity of the ball, he’s tremendous quick and actually troublesome on return.” Regardless of the fast situations, De Minaur created 5 break probabilities within the match, changing two.
Lorenzo Musetti leads Alex de Minaur 3-1 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.” model=”width:100%;” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/pictures/information/2025/11/10/22/04/musetti-de-minaur-nitto-atp-finals-2025-preview-image.jpg”>
Musetti leads De Minaur 3-1 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence. Photograph credit score: ATP.
De Minaur will likely be hoping the floor performs an enormous position in Tuesday’s consequence. He trails Musetti 1-3 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence, along with his solely win approaching the arduous courts of the Australian Open in 2022. Musetti has received all three of their conferences since, together with two on clay this season on the ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo and Madrid.
With a 42-15 document on arduous courts this season, De Minaur owns essentially the most tour-level wins of any participant on the floor. Musetti (25-16) is twelfth on the leaderboard for many hard-court wins this 12 months, together with ultimate runs in Chengdu and final week in Athens.
The artistic and trendy Italian is most at house on his native clay, however his presence in Turin is proof of his skill throughout all surfaces on the ATP Tour. He’ll hope to take classes discovered from document seven-time Nitto ATP Finals champ Novak Djokovic — who beat him on Saturday in a three-set Athens ultimate — into his duel with De Minaur.
Doubles Motion
Italians Bolelli and Vavassori thrilled their house followers with a 7-5, 6-3 win in opposition to high seeds Money and Glasspool on Sunday evening, whereas Granollers and Zeballos spoiled the return of reigning champions Krawietz and Puetz with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 victory within the match’s curtain-raiser.
Driving excessive coming into the match, the highest seeds and the German titlists now face a pivotal matchup that may ship the loser into final place within the Peter Fleming Group.
Granollers and Zeballos, champions this season at Roland Garros and the US Open, tackle Wimbledon champs Bolelli and Vavassori for first place within the group.
