Overview
- Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in Turin to claim the ATP Finals, repeating last year’s title without dropping a set.
- Sinner will not play the Davis Cup to prioritize 2026, leaving Italy—two-time defending champion—to face Austria in Wednesday’s quarterfinal in Bologna.
- Captain Filippo Volandri named Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Sonego and the doubles team of Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli, expressing confidence in the group’s depth.
- The Turin final set a national record for a tennis broadcast with about 6.887 million viewers across Rai and Sky.
- Alcaraz holds No. 1 with a narrow lead of roughly 550 points over No. 2 Sinner, who is next scheduled for a Jan. 10 exhibition in Seoul before resuming official play at the Australian Open.