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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner match exceptional ATP Finals feat last managed by Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are set for another meeting in a 2025 final at the ATP Finals in Turin.

Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur at the ATP Finals to reach the final, while Carlos Alcaraz beat Felix Auger-Aliassime.

The pair will meet intheir sixth final of 2025 as the two continue to prove that they are far and away the best players on the ATP Tour.

Alcaraz and Sinner’s final meeting of 2025 has helped them emulate a remarkable record achieved by Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in 2016.

Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz and Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner attend the Blue Carpet during the Nitto ATP Finals 2025 on November 7, 2025 in Turin, Italy.
Photo by Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images for Citta Di Torino

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s latest achievement at the ATP Finals

Alcaraz and Sinner’s route to the final has marked the first time in nine years that the world number one and two will meet.

The last time the ATP Finals were contested by the world number one and two was in 2016, when Murray played Djokovic.

Murray won the match at The O2 in London and secured world number one status for the first time in his career.

2016 was also the last time two players managed to reach the final without losing a single match en route.

Sinner has defeated Ben Shelton, Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Alex de Minaur, while Alcaraz navigated past Lorenzo Musetti, de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, and Auger-Aliassime.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s head-to-head record in 2025

Sinner has been dominant in 2025, but he’s only managed to find a way to beat Alcaraz once on the ATP Tour.

The Italian defeated Alcaraz in four sets to win his maiden Wimbledon crown, but he’s tasted defeat five times across the season.

YearWinnerEventScore
2025Carlos AlcarazUS Open6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4
2025Carlos AlcarazATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati5-0 Sinner retired
2025Jannik SinnerWimbledon4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
2025Carlos AlcarazRoland Garros4-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 7-6
2025Carlos AlcarazATP Masters 1000 Rome7-6, 6-1

Alcaraz has beaten Sinner to win two Grand Slam titles, at the US Open and Roland Garros, as well as at the Cincinnati Open and the Rome Open.

Sinner also defeated Alcaraz in the final of the Six Kings Slam, to scoop $6 million, but that was technically an exhibition event.