Therefore, at the end of the season in the name of their exclusive duopoly, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, world No. 1 and No. 2, will compete to determine who the 2025 Master of Masters will be. This will be their sixth final of the yearthe eighth since Umag in 2022 which was the first. But, as far as I know, today there were other extraordinary moments besides their respective semifinal wins. I’ll summarize it for you quickly, exclusively.
At 4pm they assured me that, interviewed by Radio Sportiva, the regular Martian landed on Corso Sevastopol to see Sinner vs. de Minaur would respond like this when, after an hour of play, both were in 5th place: “An even match, I don’t know who is stronger”. Forty-five minutes later, again intercepted at the exit, Ghrrsuv34-PK he would comment: “Jannik’s undisputed dominance, Alex’s absence”. As soon as they told me this contradictory and almost moonshot statement, I immediately looked for Ghrrsuv34-PK, but the spaceship had already taken off, faster than the number 10 tram heading via Fratelli Carle.
At 20.20, news reached the press room that Donald Trump had just landed in Caselle to reach the Inalpi Arena. The President will inform about the trip via Truth, his personal social network, during a flight from Mar-a-Lago to Italy. The press agency reported this text: “A FANTASTIC PLAYER from THE BEAUTIFUL AMERICA finally snatched from the BAD COMMUNISTS of the Democratic Party will enter the field” (capital letters are his). I immediately looked for the post, but it had probably been deleted when they explained, carefully, that for now Canada is independenttherefore Auger-Aliassime cannot be considered a stars and stripes champion. Visibly upset, the future Nobel Peace Prize winner – they told me – took Air Force One around to return to Florida before evening, where a meeting with the friendly girl was scheduled. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Given the situation, Felix would become agitated, losing the concentration necessary to face Carlitos. Apart from these two episodes, which cannot be verified and are certainly marginal, today’s match confirms this all of them, absolutely all of them, of the seven thousand or eight thousand points in the ATP rankings that separate de Minaur and Auger-Aliassime from Alcaraz and Sinner.
In the afternoon, the Italian coach restrained the Australian’s competitive outburst for as long as necessary to deceive him that success was at hand after the twelve defeats he had suffered in six years. Instead, in the eleventh game, Jannik converted his eighth available break point and from then on the match went downhill for him. The match finished 7-5 6-2 after 113 minutes without a break. This is his version: “Yes, I had a few break chances in the first game, then I had other break chances throughout the set. But Alex played a really fantastic game. At 5-5 I managed to break, which gave me the confidence to raise my level, to also hit my groundstrokes with a bit more power. The start of the second set was very important because, after getting a straight break, it became easier to serve, easier to move the ball.” Then, for once, he revealed something personal to journalists, even though it was intuitive. He said: “Between Vienna, Paris and here (his last tournament, all indoors, ed.) there were three different scenarios, because of the surfaces and dimensions (home court and stadium, ed.), but I didn’t have to manage the wind, the sun and other situations. I just felt comfortable. In these conditions I found a rhythm that gave me confidence, I could hit and change the direction of the ball more easily. I think this is the reason why I like indoor tennis.”
At night, Alcaraz was impressive, even unflappable. He implemented his own patterns, producing winners from every point in his half of the court, he had no breaks. When it’s his turn, he prefers serve-and-volley, often in the form of deadly short balls. Beyond my hilarious Trumpian premise, Auger-Aliassime did what the young Murcian’s dominance allowed him to do, and that was very little. The first set passed quickly, the second was tighter, but in the end Carlitos got a break to avoid unnecessary delays. The result, 6-2 6-4 in 78 minutes, reflected what fifteen thousand spectators in the stands and tens of millions of viewers on TV and users on the web saw. Sinner-Alcaraz is the final that the media, sponsors and public have been asking for. It’s like the definitive seal of a new era. Because they are star players, as the 2024 and 2025 seasons clearly show. Tomorrow night only one of the two will celebrate together with his team. The Spaniard will then move to Bologna for the Davis Cup, while the Italian number 1 will rest for a few weeks before starting preparations. Australian Open. From then on, a duel would continue that has become one of the greatest tennis stories of all time.
PS I’m sure my colleagues at Radio Sportiva, who are well trained and always professional, would not be offended if they were involved in my little task. entertainment Today.
