Alcaraz takes clear lead in battle for year-end No. 1
Carlos Alcaraz is in great position to claim ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours for the second time following his victory at the US Open.
Alcaraz did more at Flushing Meadows than lift the trophy and recapture World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings. He also took a commanding lead in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, the season-to-date standings, which serves as a measuring stick for the year-end No. 1 battle.
PIF ATP Live Race To Turin
| Player | Points |
| 1) Carlos Alcaraz | 10,540 |
| 2) Jannik Sinner | 7,950 |
| 3) Novak Djokovic | 4,180 |
| 4) Alexander Zverev | 4,180 |
| 5) Ben Shelton | 3,710 |
| 6) Taylor Fritz | 3,465 |
| 7) Alex de Minaur | 3,145 |
| 8) Lorenzo Musetti | 3,070 |
Alcaraz now owns a 2,590-point advantage over his chief rival, second-placed Jannik Sinner, in the Live Race. No other player is within 6,000 points of the Spaniard.
The US Open final was a big opportunity for Sinner to close the gap on Alcaraz and set the stage for an intense year-end No. 1 clash in the final two months of the season. Had Sinner beaten Alcaraz on Sunday, there would have been a 1,400-point swing in his favour.
Instead, Alcaraz is in perfect position with two ATP Masters 1000 events (Shanghai and Paris) and the Nitto ATP Finals among the tournaments remaining in 2025. He last finished year-end No. 1 in 2022.
Only 10 players have finished as year-end No. 1 more than once, and Alcaraz can join Rafael Nadal (5) as the second Spaniard to accomplish the feat. Alcaraz and Sinner are the only singles players who have already qualified for this year’s Nitto ATP Finals.
Fifth-placed Ben Shelton and eighth-placed Lorenzo Musetti are trying to qualify for the season finale for the first time. Musetti is only 80 points ahead of ninth-placed Jack Draper, but the Briton announced Monday he will not compete for the rest of the season due to an arm injury.
The next player in the Live Race is 10th-placed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who is 365 points behind Musetti. The Canadian is fresh off his best result of the year, making the US Open semi-finals, and has historically performed well after the season’s final major. Auger-Aliassime competed in the Nitto ATP Finals in 2022.
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