Match Response
Sinner: ‘I’m a greater participant than final yr’
Italian caps season with victory over Alcaraz in Nitto ATP Finals title match
November 16, 2025
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Jannik Sinner clinched his second Nitto ATP Finals crown on Sunday in Turin.
By ATP Employees
This is a scary thought for Jannik Sinner‘s opponents heading into subsequent season…
The Italian claims that he’s a greater participant on the finish of 2025 than he was on the finish of 2024, when he earned ATP 12 months-Finish No. 1 honours introduced by PIF.
Sinner was the undefeated champion on the Nitto ATP Finals the previous yr, however after defeating present No. 1 and nice rival Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4), 7-5 in Sunday’s title match in Turin, Sinner says that he has taken his recreation to a brand new stage.
“Truthfully, I do not need to examine [years]. It is a tremendous season,” Sinner stated. “Final yr has been a tremendous season. This yr making 4 Grand Slam finals, coming right here, successful right here, having this massive streak in finish of the yr, it is wonderful.
“However principally I really feel I’m a greater participant than final yr, I feel that is crucial. It is all a part of the method. I all the time say and consider that when you hold working and making an attempt to be a greater participant, the outcomes, they’ll come. This yr it was like this.
“Many, many wins, and never many losses. All of the losses I had, I attempted to see the constructive factor and making an attempt to evolve me as a participant. I really feel like or I felt like this occurred in an excellent means. I am extraordinarily proud of the season.”
Regardless of lacking three months of the season after successful the Australian Open in January, Sinner claimed six titles and earned a 58-6 match report in keeping with Infosys ATP Stats. He has 24 profession titles, the identical quantity as Alcaraz.
The 24-year-old capped his spectacular yr with a second consecutive Nitto ATP Finals title with out dropping a set, and by extending his unbeaten indoor report to 31 matches.
“Wonderful emotions ending the season right here in Turin in entrance of the house crowd. It is the final match of the season. It is a tremendous feeling. Very emotional seeing my staff there, the entire field. I am actually, actually completely happy,” he stated.
Sinner gained simply two of six conferences with Alcaraz in 2025, together with his victory in Turin narrowing the deficit in his Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence to 6-10. Requested if he may have a deep friendship together with his best rival, Sinner had this to say…
“I really feel like we had this dialog a bit with Darren,” Sinner stated. “He used to play again within the day. Gamers, they used to go dinner, having dinner collectively, as a result of the groups weren’t as massive. It was perhaps participant plus one. You are typically a bit extra collectively. You open up your self. You inform tales within the locker room.
“I nonetheless really feel it’s kind of like this. You might have your extra favorite not gamers however pals within the locker room. You speak a bit in numerous methods.
“After all, I consider that Carlos has nice pals and I’ve nice pals, too. You are inclined to go a bit extra within the nationwide staff as a result of it is regular. You spend extra time with Italians.
“I do have additionally different gamers I really feel very near: Jack Draper, Reilly Opelka, these sort of friendships. I really feel they’re sincere and you may get alongside very effectively.
“However with Carlos can be a bit completely different due to on-court causes. Now we have an excellent relationship, rivalry. I really feel like we will speak about all the things nonetheless. I feel it is nice. We’re good pals off the courtroom. We do respect us in a really wholesome means. Additionally the groups, my staff, get alongside very effectively with them. I feel it is a good concord.”
