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Carlos Alcaraz fires a warning to Jannik Sinner after losing ATP Fin

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Carlos Alcaraz fires a warning to Jannik Sinner after losing ATP Finals showdown in Turin

Carlos Alcaraz sent out a clear message to his big rival Jannik Sinner after he came up short in a thrilling championship match at the ATP Finals in Turin.

Sinner extended his unbeaten record on indoor courts to a staggering 31 matches as he recorded at 7-6(4), 7-5 win against Alcaraz, with a hamstring problem sustained by the Spaniard in the first set hampering his ambitions in front of a passionate Italian crowd.

The roars to toast the victory for local hero Sinner from the Turin fans were raucous, but Alcaraz is already turning his thoughts to 2026 as he suggested he ‘will be ready’ for the next battle with his big rival, as their friendly rivalry was tested by a feisty comment from Alcaraz.

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“I’m just really happy with the level that I played today, with the performance,” said Alcaraz. “I mean, I just played against someone that haven’t lost a match on an indoor court for two years now.

“A well deserved trophy. It is a great year for you. You know, it’s time to rest. Hope you are going to be ready for next year, because I will be ready.

“Hopefully we will play more finals against each other. It’s been a really long year, a really great achievement, and really great level through the whole year.

“It wasn’t to be to win this final, but I just want to let you know that I’m going to leave the court with the head really high. I left everything.”

Alcaraz was a point away from winning a very tight first set and Sinner admitted he had been pushed all the way by the one player who seems capable of taking him out of his comfort zone.

“It was a very, very tough and close match-up,” reflected Sinner. “I was set point down in the first set, but I’m extremely happy how I handled the situation. It means the world to me.

“It was tough. Playing against Carlos, you have to play at your best. I was serving very well at times. He is one of the best returners, if not the best returner in the game. I’m very happy.

“It was a very tough match, but it means a lot to me, ending the season like this. It’s amazing.”

Sinner also spoke to Sky Sports Tennis, as he revealed the emotion of winning on home soil meant so much to him.

“It has been an incredible season,” he said, before he appeared to reference his drug ban that took out three months of his 2025 season. “There were difficult moments for various reasons and finishing the season in Turin with the home crowd against my biggest rival was amazing.

“For sure, this week ranks very, very high. I used to not serve like this in the big moments. We want this shot to be more consistent and we worked hard on this. Finishing the season like this, it means a lot to me.”

Sinner will now have a brief break before he set his sights on trying to defend his Australian Open title in January, where another Grand Slam meeting with Alcaraz may be on his agenda.

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Why Federer & Zverev’s controversial Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinn

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Why Federer & Zverev’s controversial Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner theory doesn’t make sense

Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev have sparked debate by expressing a controversial theory they share — involving Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner — about tennis court speed.

Tennis icon Federer claimed that tournament directors are preparing slower surfaces to favour both Alcaraz and Sinner as they want to see the leading duo meet in finals.

“I understand the safety net that the tournament directors see in making the surface slower,” the 20-time Grand Slam champion said on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast during the Laver Cup.

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“It’s for the weaker player — he has to hit extra amazing shots to beat Sinner, whereas if it’s quick, he can only maybe blast a few and, at the right time… and he gets past.

“So that’s what the tournament directors are [thinking], like: ‘I kind of like Sinner-Alcaraz in the finals, you know? It kind of works for the game’.”

The Swiss added: “We need to have not only fast courts, but what we would want to see is Alcaraz or Sinner figure it out on lightning fast, and then have the same match on super slow and see how that matches up.”

Zverev, the current world No 3, criticised the lack of variety in playing surfaces and echoed Federer’s suggestion that this is an intentional strategy that gives Alcaraz and Sinner an advantage.

“I hate when it’s the same, to be honest,” the German said during the Shanghai Masters.

“I think the tournament directors are going towards that direction because, obviously, they want Jannik and Carlos to do well every tournament and that’s what they prefer.

“Nowadays, you can play almost the same way on every surface. I don’t like it, I’m not a fan of it. I think tennis needs different game styles, tennis needs a little bit of variety and I think we’re lacking that right now.”

Federer and Zverev’s points about the homogenisation of court speeds and conditions are certainly valid. Some tennis analysts and fans have long questioned the lack of court diversity in the modern game.

There are now far fewer courts at the extreme ends of the speed spectrum than there were in the 1990s or in earlier eras, when there were much quicker grass and indoor courts (hard and carpet), and also slower clay courts.

The argument that courts are being made slow to benefit Alcaraz and Sinner, however, makes far less sense.

Sinner was asked directly about Federer and Zverev’s comments after his first match at the Shanghai Masters.

“You know, me and Carlos, we don’t make the courts,” said the Italian.

“It’s not our decision. We try to adapt ourself in every situation. I feel like still every week is a bit different.

“I’ve played some great tennis even when it was faster courts. But I’m not making the courts, you know, so I just try to adapt and play my best tennis I can, and that’s it.”

As Sinner alluded to in his answer, he is by no means a slow-court specialist. In fact, Sinner’s record suggests he is actually at his best on quicker surfaces.

While Sinner has won titles on all four current surfaces (grass, clay, outdoor hard and indoor hard), only one of his 22 titles to date has come on clay (at 250 level in Umag in 2022), which is the slowest court surface.

The four-time major winner has secured seven titles on indoor hard courts and two on grass, which are generally the fastest surfaces.

Sinner played arguably the best tennis of his career to date to win the 2024 ATP Finals on a quick indoor hard-court in Turin. He did not lose more than four games in any of his five matches, and this dominant run emphasised how deadly he can be when his serve and baseline aggression are enhanced by quick surfaces.

Alcaraz is a different case, having won 11 of his 24 titles, and two of his six Grand Slams, on clay courts. He has also thrived on the slow hard courts of the Indian Wells Masters, where he has triumphed twice.

For all of his success in slow conditions, though, Alcaraz is remarkably complete, and he has already proven he can win on a range of courts.

At the age of 21, Alcaraz became the youngest man to win titles on all four current surfaces by securing his maiden indoor title at the Rotterdam Open in February.

The Spaniard, who has secured two Wimbledon crowns and two Queen’s Club Championship titles, also holds a staggering 35-4 record on grass. This gives him an 89.7% grass-court win rate, which is the highest any male player holds on the surface in the Open Era.

Sinner and Alcaraz are arguably just as difficult to beat on quicker courts, and whatever the surface, they are simply in a different category to the rest of the tour.

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Why Carlos Alcaraz was blasted for hypocrisy after calendar complaints

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Carlos Alcaraz has been criticised for complaining about the ATP calendar while also taking time to play in lucrative exhibition matches.

The subject of players’ schedules was first brought up by Iga Swiatek but after Alcaraz gave his support, the men’s No.1 has been criticised for double standards.

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When asked about Swiatek’s complaints, Alcaraz agreed with the assessment that too much is being asked of the players and said “they have to do something” when it comes to reorganizing the schedule.

“I agree with Iga,” Alcaraz said after winning the Japan Open. “I think that the schedule is really tight. They have to do something with the schedule. I think there are too many mandatory tournaments, too many in a row.

“They put in some rules that we have to play Masters 1000s, 500 tournaments, whatever it is. But there are too many rules that we as tennis players are not allowed to have a choice if we have to play or not.

“To be honest, I have to consider in the future if I have to skip some mandatory tournaments just to maintain my physical condition and good shape. Obviously it’s more than the physical condition.

“I think mentally it’s really demanding as well, playing so many mandatory tournaments in a row or playing so many tournaments without having days to rest up mentally. I will consider skipping some mandatory tournaments to the benefit of myself mentally. I agree with Iga and I think a lot of players are going to do that.”

But Alcaraz has now been criticized for saying one thing and doing another as he has voluntarily signed up for a number of exhibition matches, such as the Saudi Arabian-backed 6 Kings Slam starting this month.

Serena Williams’ former coach Rennae Stubbs said it was hard to take Alcaraz’s complaints seriously when he is opting for more tennis.

“I do think it’s funny because as much as I love Carlos, it’s like I have recently seen that he is literally signed up for like every exhibition in December,” she said in an episode of her own podcast.

“Like, it is hard to take them seriously when they’re like, yes, the schedule needs to be smaller so that I can go play exhibitions in the Miami suburbs. Again, not so much critique, it’s just a little inconsistent. Yeah, that just makes me, that’s what makes me laugh.”

Another voice from the tennis world who found little sympathy for Swiatek and Alcaraz was Novak Djokovic who suggested there was not enough unity from players to ever create change.

“The monopoly that has been created in this sport has been very strong for the last, you know, three, four decades,” he said. “And there are people who just don’t want to change things in our sport, you know, for the better, in terms of when it comes to the players’ welfare. You know, because everybody works in their own interest. And that’s logical, I guess, business sense.

“In the end, as a player and someone that has been playing on the highest level for more than 20 years, I can say that the players are not united enough. Players are not participating enough when they should be. So they make the comments and they complain, and then they go away. And then if something is wrong, after a certain amount of time they come back again.

“But you have to invest the time, you have to invest energy yourself, not your agent, not your team, not your parents, not anybody, yourself, to dedicate yourself to understand how the system works, to understand what are the things that can be done to be reversed, to be improved in terms of the players’ interest.

“For that to happen, you need the top players particularly, you know, to sit down, roll up their sleeves, and really care a bit more about participating in understanding all of the hot topic, I would say. Because going out in the media and talking about this and that, okay, it might stir up some energy or some attention. But in the end of the day, it’s not going to change, nothing is going to change, you know? I know it from my personal experience, trust me. So, yeah, it’s quite a complex topic.”

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Brooks Nader responds to Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner ‘love triangle’ rumours

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Model and TV personality Brooks Nader refused to dwell on a rumoured ‘love triangle’ involving her, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner when quizzed about the situation on US television.

World No 1 Alcaraz and No 2 Sinner have dominated the men’s game in recent months, and their third straight meeting in a Grand Slam final saw the Spaniard claim his second US Open title and sixth Grand Slam title earlier this month.

However, in the days after the final between the world’s two best players, reports emerged that Sports Illustrated model Nader, 28, had been dating both Sinner and Alcaraz during the US Open.

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Nader had initially been linked to 24-year-old Sinner during the tournament, though further rumours during the tournament connected the four-time Grand Slam champion to model Laila Hasanovic.

But, Nader’s older sister, Grace Ann, later claimed to E! News that Brooks was dating 22-year-old Alcaraz, describing him as the “man of the hour.”

This was later debunked by Spanish journalist Alberto Guzman, during an appearance on TV show No Somos Nadie.

“They [Nader and Alcaraz] are not a couple, it is not an official relationship,” said Guzman.

“He confirmed to his entourage that he is single and that he has no intention of having a serious relationship.

“Perhaps she [Grace Ann] is not well informed.”

Now, Brooks has been asked directly about reports of a rumoured ‘love triangle’ involving her and the two multiple-time Grand Slam winners during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

Asked directly by Cohen about reports connecting her to both Alcaraz and Sinner, the model did not address the rumours head on — but also offered little denial regarding either player.

She said: “I would just say, a lady never kisses and tells — especially twice, that’s just not nice.

“Dating is such a loose term these days. It’s just… I don’t know.

“By the way, my only thing is, guys do it all the time, so why can’t I do it?”

All eyes will be on whether and when either Alcaraz or Sinner responds to the rumours, with the former likely to be asked first about any connection to Nader.

Less than two weeks after his triumph in New York, the world No 1 will return to action at the Laver Cup in San Francisco, with the Spaniard likely to play a leading role for Team Europe in the competition.

He will then head to Tokyo to make his debut appearance at the Japan Tennis Open the following week, while Sinner will return to action at the China Open in Beijing.

Both men are then set to compete at the Shanghai Masters, where they will be in line to meet in the final.

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Carlos Alcaraz relationship status clarified amid Brooks Nader rumours

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Reports of a relationship between Carlos Alcaraz and model Brooks Nader have been dismissed by a leading Spanish journalist, with world No 1 reportedly claiming he is “single” to members of his entourage.

Rumours that world No 1 and recently-crowned US Open champion Alcaraz was dating Nader first emerged during his campaign in New York, with the 28-year-old Sports Illustrated model also connected to Alcaraz’s rival, Jannik Sinner, in recent weeks.

Some reports have claimed that Nader was dating both Alcaraz and Sinner during the US Open, though her older sister Grace Ann then told E! News that Brooks was dating the Spaniard, a six-time Grand Slam champion.

“The rumours are true,” Grace Ann told the publication. “Dating is such a loose term. But I do know he’s [Alcaraz] the man of the hour.”

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However, despite the rumours fuelled by Nader, any reports of a relationship have now been dismissed by Alberto Guzman, a leading Spanish tennis journalist.

Appearing on the TV show No Somos Nadie, Guzman claimed that there was no “official” relationship between Alcaraz and Nader — and that the 22-year-old has “no intention” to pursue anything serious.

“They are not a couple, it is not an official relationship,” said Guzman.

“He confirmed to his entourage that he is single and that he has no intention of having a serious relationship.”

When asked about Grace Ann’s comments regarding her sister’s rumoured relationship with Alcaraz, Guzman followed up with a dismissive verdict.

He added: “Perhaps she is not well informed.”

Talk about both Alcaraz and Sinner’s love life has grown significantly in recent months, though both have attempted to keep their distance from any gossip.

Outside of Nader, world No 2 Sinner — who split with Anna Kalinskaya towards the end of 2024 — has been connected to Russian model Adrian Brody, and most recently Laila Hasanovic, in recent months.

Alcaraz has famously found himself connected to fellow tennis star Emma Raducanu across the summer, with several reporting on their rumoured relationship despite there having been no official sources connecting the two.

The Spaniard and Raducanu played together during the revamped US Open mixed doubles event earlier this summer, and will be at the same exhibition together in New Jersey this December.

Alcaraz has not been in action since beating Sinner to win his second US Open title on Sunday, with the world No 1 choosing to withdraw from his nation’s Davis Cup tie versus Denmark.

However, he is expected to return to action next weekend in San Francisco, where he will lead Team Europe’s charge at the Laver Cup.

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