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Sinner downs ailing Auger-Aliassime at Nitto ATP Finals

  • Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Jannik Sinner made a confident start to his Nitto ATP Finals title defence on Monday evening, although the home favourite’s 7-5, 6-1 opening victory in Turin came against an injury-hampered Felix Auger-Aliassime.

With his one-hour, 41-minute victory, Sinner improved to 1-0 in Bjorn Borg Group. The 24-year-old, who did not face a break point against Auger-Aliassime, is now on a 27-match winning streak indoors, and he has not dropped a set at the Nitto ATP Finals since his 2023 final defeat to Novak Djokovic.

“It was a very tough match until 6-5,” said Sinner. “I had some chances to break. He served very well, only once I missed a return, but it can happen. He played some very aggressive tennis, so I’m happy to overcome a very tough test today. Obviously winning the first match is very important in this competition and this format. I’m very happy.

“I hope it‘s nothing too serious. I wish him obviously a very speedy recovery and hopefully he is back to 100 per cent physically.”

By triumphing on Monday night at Inalpi Arena, Sinner also kept alive his chances of pipping Carlos Alcaraz for ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours. The Italian trails his rival by 1,050 points in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, with Alcaraz having begun his Nitto ATP Finals campaign by defeating Alex de Minaur on Sunday afternoon.

In a rematch of their Rolex Paris Masters championship-match clash eight days ago, Sinner and Auger-Aliassime played out a hard-fought first set. The Canadian dug deep to fend off two break points at 3-2 and a set point at 5-4, but he was unable to deny Sinner a decisive break in a 12th game in which he also appeared to start feeling pain in his left leg after he served at 0/30.

Auger-Aliassime took an off-court medical time-out at the end of the first set and although he battled bravely in his first Nitto ATP Finals appearance since 2022, the No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings was unable to recover from dropping serve in the second game of the second set. He also received treatment on his leg on court at 0-3, when he indicated to the physio that he was feeling pain in his left calf, and again at 1-4.

“He’s tough to beat anywhere, especially here,” Auger-Aliassime said of Sinner. “He started off amazing [and] never looked back really. From the first point to the last, he was amazing. Toughest guy to beat here.”

In trademark fashion, Sinner struck the ball cleanly throughout the match and he retained his focus throughout as Auger-Aliassime’s physical struggles played out across the net. The second seed finished the match having won 89 per cent (32/36) of points behind his first serve, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Following his November victories against Auger-Aliassime in Paris and Turin, the Italian has opened a 4-2 lead in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.

“You still have to be very consistent, with a great balance on the court,” said Sinner, when asked about facing a physically struggling opponent. “Especially mentally, it is a bit different, but at the same time it is an advantage. You have to say that. You have to use it in the right way, even if you don’t want it to be like this.”

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Montevideo Challenger 2025: Draws, Dates, Schedule

  • Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Three weeks remain in the ATP Challenger Tour 2025 season and this week the highest category tournament is the Uruguay Open in Montevideo.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the Challenger 100 clay-court event:

When is the Uruguay Open?
The 2025 Uruguay Open runs from 10-16 November. The South American tournament will take place at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, which was founded in 1943.

Who is playing at the Uruguay Open?
World No. 45 Sebastian Baez is the top seed in Montevideo, where he is joined by countryman Mariano Navone, who is seeded second. Emilio Nava, who is among a five-way tie for a season-leading five Challenger titles, is seeded third. Nava is not the only American in the clay-court draw. American Tristan Boyer returns as the defending champion.

#NextGenATP 20-year-olds Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Juan Carlos Prado Angelo are also in the field.

What is the draw for the Uruguay Open?
Click here to view the main draw.

What is the schedule for the Uruguay Open?
*Singles main draw runs from 10-16 November.
*Doubles main draw runs from 10-15 November.

What is the prize money for the Uruguay Open?
The prize money for the Uruguay Open is $160,000. See the full breakdown below:
SINGLES:
Winner: $22,730 / 100 points
Finalist: $13,350 / 50 points
Semi-finalist: $7,960 / 25 points
Quarter-finalist: $4,620 / 14 points
Round of 16: $2,695 / 7 points
Round of 32: $1,670 / 0 points

DOUBLES ($ per team):
Winner: $7,960 / 100 points
Finalist: $4,600 / 60 points
Semi-finalist: $2,760 / 36 points
Quarter-finalist: $1,620 / 20 points
Round of 16: $930 / 0 points

How can I watch the Uruguay Open?
Watch live for free on Challenger TV.

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Nitto ATP Finals schedule: Fritz to face Alcaraz, Musetti also to return to court Tuesday

  • Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Taylor Fritz will face Carlos Alcaraz Tuesday afternoon at the Nitto ATP Finals and home favourite Lorenzo Musetti will take on Alex de Minaur during the evening session.

Fritz defeated Musetti 6-3, 6-4 on Monday afternoon and both players will return to action tomorrow.

For the first two days of play, Jimmy Connors Group and Bjorn Borg Group were split because Musetti battled Novak Djokovic in the Athens final Saturday.

Now, the groups are being realigned to compete on the same day moving forward. Jimmy Connors Group will play Tuesday and Thursday, and Bjorn Borg Group on Wednesday and Friday.

See below the full Tuesday order of play at Inalpi Arena in Turin, including doubles.

ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2025

INALPI ARENA start 11:30 am
[3] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [7] Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Andrea Vavassori (ITA)

Not Before 2 pm
[1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs [6] Taylor Fritz (USA)

Not Before 6 pm
[1] Julian Cash (GBR) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) vs [6] Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER)

Not Before 8:30 pm
[9] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs [7] Alex de Minaur (AUS)

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Heliovaara/Patten strike back with commanding Nitto ATP Finals opener

  • Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten delivered a powerful statement on Monday at the Nitto ATP Finals, where they kick-started their title bid with a commanding victory.

The second seeds shook off Christian Harrison and Evan King 6-4, 6-4 upon return to Inalpi Arena for the second straight year. Having fallen to the Americans in the Roland Garros quarter-finals earlier this year, Heliovaara and Patten responded with a 64-minute clinic in Turin, where they dropped just five of 45 service points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

“We didn’t do much wrong in our service games, we faced one break point in the whole match and came up with a great serve there,” said Heliovaara. “It was so fun to be on court… We were ourselves and enjoyed the moment. I’m just super happy to be here and playing well.”

Heliovaara and Patten, who are riding a five-match winning streak after triumphing in Paris, still have an outside chance of claiming ATP Year-End No. 1 Doubles Team presented by PIF honours. They are trying to make ground on British stars Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who fell to Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori in their respective opening match.

“I never thought I would have one win on the Tour, so to have 100 is something incredibly special,” said Patten, who recorded his 100th tour-level win.

After levelling their Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Harrison/King and improving to 1-0 in the John McEnroe Group, Heliovaara and Patten can look ahead to meetings with Joe Salisbury/Neal Skupski and Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic.

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Alcaraz & Fritz square off after winning starts at Nitto ATP Finals

  • Posted: Nov 10, 2025

The Nitto ATP Finals continues Tuesday with the second singles matches for the competitors in the Jimmy Connors Group. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz will both bid to improve to 2-0 this week in Turin, before Alex de Minaur and home favourite Lorenzo Musetti seek to avoid a dreaded 0-2 start in their evening showdown.

Both Fritz and Musetti find themselves in the unusual position of playing round-robin matches on consecutive days at the season finale, a scheduling quirk resulting from Musetti’s run to the Athens final on Saturday.

In doubles action, top-seeded Britons Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool will seek to make up for an opening loss when they take on Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, while Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori open the day’s play against third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.

[1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs. [6] Taylor Fritz (USA)
For the first time in his three Nitto ATP Finals appearances, Alcaraz earned a win in his opening round-robin match by beating Alex de Minaur 7-6(5), 6-2 on Sunday. Two more victories in Turin, regardless of round, will be enough for him to secure ATP Year-End No. 1 Presented by PIF honors in his battle with Jannik Sinner.

Having played just one match since the start of October — a shock opening loss to Cameron Norrie in Paris — Alcaraz returned to winning ways with an encouraging opening performance at the Inalpi Arena.

“In terms of sending a message to the other players and even to yourself, [an early win] is very positive,” Alcaraz said after breaking De Minaur four times, according to Infosys ATP Stats. “I’ve been playing here for three years and it’s the first time I’ve won the first match, so I’m pleased with that… I’m feeling really motivated for the next matches.”

Fritz also enters this Tuesday showdown off a win, his coming by a 6-3, 6-4 scoreline against Musetti on Monday. In his own PIF ATP Rankings battle with Turin debutant Ben Shelton for No. 1 American, the 28-year-old can lean on the experience of his final run last year in Turin and his semi-final showing in 2022. He has never been knocked out in the group stage at the Nitto ATP Finals.

“Every time I come here, I like the conditions and it is very easy to get motivated,” Fritz said of his impressive Turin record. “You can lock in, it is the last tournament of the year and it is the ATP Finals. It is a big deal.”

Against Alcaraz, Fritz will be further buoyed by his first Lexus ATP Head2Head win against the Spaniard less than two months ago at Laver Cup. While Alcaraz extended his lead to 4-1 in their series with a more recent win in the Tokyo final, Fritz appeared to find a winning formula in San Francisco. In that Laver Cup meeting, the American won 16 of 20 net points, ratcheting up the power on his rally ball and picking the right time to attack.

While Fritz found joy in the slow indoor conditions at the team event, the faster surface in Turin will make for a different match. Neither player will be biding his time in the rallies, with serves and early attacks especially damaging in the typically shorter exchanges at the Inalpi Arena.

[7] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs. [9] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)
It’s not quite do or die in this high-stakes matchup, but it’s close. After a pair of straight-sets losses to start the group stage, De Minaur and Nitto ATP Finals debutant Musetti will be desperate for a win to keep their fates in their own hands.

De Minaur is seeking his first Turin win in his fifth match, having made his debut last season. While he could not take a set off Alcaraz, the Aussie gave the top seed all he could handle in their opener.

“It was a really difficult match,” said the Spaniard. “On this surface, Alex makes the most of the speed of the ball, he’s super fast and really difficult on return.” Despite the quick conditions, De Minaur created five break chances in the match, converting two.

<img alt=”Lorenzo Musetti leads Alex de Minaur 3-1 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.” style=”width:100%;” src=”/-/media/images/news/2025/11/10/22/04/musetti-de-minaur-nitto-atp-finals-2025-preview-image.jpg” />
Musetti leads De Minaur 3-1 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series. Photo credit: ATP.

De Minaur will be hoping the surface plays a big role in Tuesday’s outcome. He trails Musetti 1-3 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, with his only win coming on the hard courts of the Australian Open in 2022. Musetti has won all three of their meetings since, including two on clay this season at the ATP Masters 1000s in Monte-Carlo and Madrid.

With a 42-15 record on hard courts this season, De Minaur owns the most tour-level wins of any player on the surface. Musetti (25-16) is 12th on the leaderboard for most hard-court wins this year, including final runs in Chengdu and last week in Athens.

The creative and stylish Italian is most at home on his native clay, but his presence in Turin is proof of his ability across all surfaces on the ATP Tour. He’ll hope to take lessons learned from record seven-time Nitto ATP Finals champ Novak Djokovic — who beat him on Saturday in a three-set Athens final — into his duel with De Minaur.

It All Adds Up

Doubles Action
Italians Bolelli and Vavassori thrilled their home fans with a 7-5, 6-3 win against top seeds Cash and Glasspool on Sunday night, while Granollers and Zeballos spoiled the return of reigning champions Krawietz and Puetz with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 victory in the tournament’s curtain-raiser.

Riding high entering the tournament, the top seeds and the German titlists now face a pivotal matchup that will send the loser into last place in the Peter Fleming Group.

Granollers and Zeballos, champions this season at Roland Garros and the US Open, take on Wimbledon champs Bolelli and Vavassori for first place in the group.

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Fritz pours cold water on Musetti's Nitto ATP Finals debut

  • Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Taylor Fritz spoiled Lorenzo Musetti’s Nitto ATP Finals debut in emphatic fashion on Monday, delivering a commanding performance to silence the packed Inalpi Arena crowd in Turin. Blending discipline with controlled aggression, the American dictated play from the baseline to seal a 6-3, 6-4 win against the Italian.

Fritz carries strong pedigree at the season finale, having reached the championship match last year and the semi-finals on debut in 2022. The 28-year-old arrived in northern Italy a week ago, in stark contrast to Musetti, who only touched down in Turin on Sunday after falling to Novak Djokovic in the Athens final on Saturday night.

With a full week of preparation in the bag, Fritz looked more comfortable in the indoor conditions. The sixth seed stepped inside the baseline to take the ball early, redirecting pace and pushing Musetti onto the back foot. Though the Italian produced flashes of brilliance while scrambling, he spent most of the match retreating, unable to wrest control from Fritz’s penetrating, flat groundstrokes.

“I am really happy. I thought I did a lot of things really well,” Fritz said. “I did a great job early on in the match to serve my way out of trouble and save some break points. The whole second set I played well and had a lot of chances to break that I didn’t get. I am really happy I was able to serve it out there and it didn’t come back to ruin it.”

It All Adds Up

Fritz finished with a performance rating of 9.20 against Musetti, well above his 8.28 Tour average in 2025. After storming through the first set, the American gained the crucial break of the second set at 1-1 when Musetti hit two consecutive doubles from 40/30 before he pushed a backhand wide when defending on break point. Fritz then held his nerve when serving out, rallying from 0/30 at 5-4 to triumph after one hour and 43 minutes.

“Every time I come here, I like the conditions and it is very easy to get motivated,” Fritz said when asked about his impressive Turin record. “You can lock in, it is the last tournament of the year and it is the ATP Finals, it is a big deal.”

Fritz is now 1-0 in the Jimmy Connors group and will also meet Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur in round-robin play in Turin. Alcaraz, chasing his first Nitto ATP Finals crown, defeated De Minaur on Sunday to kick-start his final push to earn ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours.

Fritz owns a 52-21 record on the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, highlighted by titles in Eastbourne and Stuttgart. The World No. 6 is locked at 3-3 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against Musetti, with this the pair’s first meeting in 2025.

Musetti has enjoyed the best season of his career to qualify for the year-end event for the first time, advancing to tour-level finals in Monte-Carlo, Chengdu and Athens. The 23-year-old is joined by countryman and World No. 2 Jannik Sinner in Turin. The defending champion Sinner begins his campaign against Felix Auger-Aliassime on Monday night.

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