SF preview: Sin Duels de Minaur, alcaraz meets auger-aliasses at Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour
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SF preview: Sinful Duels de Minaur, alcaraz meets auger-aliassime at Nitto ATP Finals
The Knockout rounds begin in Turin
November 15, 2025
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Jannik Sonner is 12-0 in his ATP series head-to-head with Alex de Minaur.
By Arthur Kapetanakis
After a surprising robot stage at the Nitto ATP Finals, the Knockout Stage begins on Saturday with the final action in Turin.
Carlos Alcaraz is the annual ATP No. 1 presented by PIF Honors by going 3-0 in group play, but needs two more wins to secure the perfect finish. His next obstacle will be Felix Auger-AliasShime, who beat Alexander Zrevev in what was a win-or-home matchup for both men.
Jannik Winner needed Alcaraz to stumble in Turin to have a chance to end the year at 1, but his NITTO ATP Finals title defense remains firmly in his hands. After his 3-0 team campaign, the Italian favorite will face Alex de Minaur in the Semis.
In doubles action, top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool take on British all-rounder Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury, while Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori meet Harry Helivaara and Henry Patten.
[2] Jannik Sinner (iTA) vs. [7] Alex de Minaur (AUS)
While the last place of the sinner was secured after his second victory, De Minaur expected Thursday (3), 6-3 he won against Taylor Fritz. Alcaraz’s victory tonight against Mumetti finally sent the Aussie through; If Mumetti had won, he would have advanced.
The victory of De Minaur – and Alcaraz who followed Alcaraz – was the perfect tonic after the brutal seventh defeat in Masetti two days before. The Aussie led 5-3 in the last set but has lost the last four games against the home favorite to drop to 0-2 on the week. His win against Fritz was his first victory in two turin appearances, following his defeat last year.
“I’ve had a bit of a pureak break recently, so it was nice to finally get a win here in Turin,” said Minaur after securing his 10th Ap Top 10 win of the season outside of team events. “I worked hard so it was nice to get a good response or a good reward for hard work, so I’m very happy to work.”
Even the sinner, said he was happy with the Aussie, speaking after wrapping up his team campaign on Tuesday with a scrappy 6-3, 7-6 (3) win against Ben Shelton: “If you have these types of losses Taylor,” said the Italian. “I have to be very careful [in our match]because he doesn’t have much to lose… I have a lot to lose. “
While both players enter the semi-finals on the back of the win, the sinner can find more motivation in his new hunt around the world that Alcaraz after beating the ATP SPET FROM US Open Final. Eight weeks later, the sinner is back on top – although his taxi only lasted one week.
The 24-year-old may no longer be the world No. 1, but you played it like Turin. For the second straight year, he advanced through the group stage without losing a set. The Vivimer Champion has won eight consecutive matches and 16 consecutive sets in Turin, having lost the 2024 title without dropping a set.
“When you come here and win all three round-robin games, you have to play at a very high level, which I did,” said Isona. “Performing very well in important moments has brought me to this point.” The home favorite saved all eight points he faced in the tournament, seven against Zvereev and one against Shelton.
De Minaur skipped twice in his team match, including Alcaraz in his Open. He will next try to break his duck with the sinner by getting his first Lexus Atp Head2head win in the 13th game.
Their first meeting came at the next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF. After three previous matchups this season, including the Australian Open finals, the two will now meet in the nitto ATP Finals for the second straight year.
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[1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs. [8] Felix auger-aliassime (Can)
With his world No. 1 The mission has already completed this week in Turin, Alcaraz can now fully focus on his bid for the BITTO NETTO ATP Finals title. By reaching the semis, the Spaniard matched his previous deep run, from his 2023 debut – although he went 2-1 in the team of the year.
While Alcaraz’s place in the knockout rounds was secure before Mumetti, the Matchup carried a lot of pressure: If the top seed lost, his position was lost, his position was already facing sin.
“It means the world to me, the credibility. Every year No. 1 is always the goal,” said Alcaraz, who admitted to feeling nervous.
After the round-robin drama and all the intrigue of the year’s ATP battle-End Now No. 1 Presented by PIF Honors, Alcaraz’s next task is now straightforward: Win his ninth Class Bnockout Matches of the year. His previous high for a season was 2023.
The Spaniard will seek his lexus head2head fifth straight ATP After losing their first three meetings since 2021-22, alkaraz won all nine sets played against Canada across 2023 (one match) and 2024 (three matches). Their Saturday showdown will be their first meeting of the season.
Auger-Aliassime played a successful quarter-final with zveree on Friday. Making his second appearance at the NITTTO ATP Fenals, the Canadian advanced to the semis for the first time with a result of 6-4, 7-6 (4) – his 50th win) After losing his first three sets of the week – two against the sinner and the open one against Ben Shelton – this 25-year-old meeting won four consecutive sets to extend his stay in Turin.
“This is a tournament with a high number of players,” said Auger-AliasSime, who moved to No. 5 in the PIF ATP Live ranking with his two wins. Three years after reaching the No. 6 November 2022, Canada will make the TOP 5 top 5 if it matches or bet the results in Turin.
He could climb as high as 4 for the title, but his full focus on Saturday will be on plundering the trophy hopes of world No. 1 Alcaraz.
“[The Nitto ATP Finals] It’s like a big bag and when you look at the list of champions, there’s been a lot of No. 1s. He wants to be in the daytime, but I’ll have to go through a big player to do that. I’ll take my chance when I have it. “
Double action
The first British pair to stake a claim for the year’s ATP No. 1 presented by PIF Honors, cash and glasspool booked their last place with 6-3,5 That victory confirmed that there will be a British founder: they will meet the countries of Salisbury and Skupski, who won the PIF MCENROE Group and both were PIF ATP twice, a place in the trophy around. Both are looking for a perfect finish to their first full season as a team.
The opposite final will see home favorites Bolelli and Vavassori take on Helivaara and Pavassori, who advanced to 7-6 (5), 6-2 wins in their matches against Marcel Arevalo and Mate Pavic on Friday. Both teams are competing in the Nitto ATP Finals for the second consecutive year, with Helivaara and Patten reaching the semi-mains last season.
