Alcaraz takes clear lead in battle for year-end No. 1

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Alcaraz takes clear lead in battle for year-end No. 1

Spaniard seeks second year-end No. 1 end

September 09, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz is in nice place to assert ATP Yr-Finish No. 1 introduced by PIF honours for the second time following his victory on the US Open.

Alcaraz did extra at Flushing Meadows than elevate the trophy and recapture World No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings. He additionally took a commanding lead within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin, the season-to-date standings, which serves as a measuring stick for the year-end No. 1 battle.

PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin

Alcaraz now owns a 2,590-point benefit over his chief rival, second-placed Jannik Sinner, within the Reside Race. No different participant is inside 6,000 factors of the Spaniard.

The US Open closing was a giant alternative for Sinner to shut the hole on Alcaraz and set the stage for an intense year-end No. 1 conflict within the closing two months of the season. Had Sinner overwhelmed Alcaraz on Sunday, there would have been a 1,400-point swing in his favour.

As an alternative, Alcaraz is in good place with two ATP Masters 1000 occasions (Shanghai and Paris) and the Nitto ATP Finals among the many tournaments remaining in 2025. He final completed year-end No. 1 in 2022.

Solely 10 gamers have completed as year-end No. 1 greater than as soon as, and Alcaraz can be part of Rafael Nadal (5) because the second Spaniard to perform the feat. Alcaraz and Sinner are the one singles gamers who’ve already certified for this yr’s Nitto ATP Finals.

Fifth-placed Ben Shelton and eighth-placed Lorenzo Musetti try to qualify for the season finale for the primary time. Musetti is simply 80 factors forward of ninth-placed Jack Draper, however the Briton introduced Monday he is not going to compete for the remainder of the season as a result of an arm damage.

The following participant within the Reside Race is Tenth-placed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who’s 365 factors behind Musetti. The Canadian is recent off his finest results of the yr, making the US Open semi-finals, and has traditionally carried out properly after the season’s closing main. Auger-Aliassime competed within the Nitto ATP Finals in 2022.