Sinner stops De Minaur from reaching ATP Finals for third consecutive time – Tennis Now
By Richard Pagliaro Saturday, November 15, 2025
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grew up in northern Italy, Jannik Sinner His childhood went downhill rapidly.
Today, the former junior ski champion reaches the pinnacle again in Turin.
Defending champion Sinner launched an avalanche of destructive offense to defeat his opponents Alex de Minaur He reached his third consecutive ATP Finals final with a score of 7-5, 6-2.
After trailing 5-4, the ruthless Sinner won seven straight games to help him win his ninth consecutive match in Turin without dropping a set in the process. Sinner hit 75% of his serves, lost only 7 points on his first serve, and saved all 4 break points he faced.
This is Sinner’s 30th consecutive indoor hard court title. The Italian powerhouse who inspires the Carrot Nation joins Novak Djokovic (2018) as only the second man to reach the ATP Finals Championship without giving up serve.
The 24-year-old Sinner won his third consecutive ATP Finals title, becoming the youngest player to reach three year-end finals since Lleyton Hewitt 21 years ago.
It was so good the first time – he had to do it three times 🇮🇹@janniksin #NittoATP Finals pic.twitter.com/TqXRA86AST
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 15, 2025
Wimbledon champion Sinner will face year-end world number one Carlos Alcaraz or eighth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in tomorrow’s final.
The 22-year-old Alcaraz has faced Sinner 15 times, winning 10 of them, in his quest for his first ATP Finals title. The pair made Open Era history by becoming the first opponents to play three consecutive Grand Slam finals this season. Sinner has won four of six games against Auger-Aliassime, including a 7-5, 6-1 sweep in Monday’s round-robin match.
Consider the monumental challenge De Minaur faces as he bids to become the first Australian to reach the ATP Finals since Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt in 2004. Sinner had won 27 of his previous 29 sets, playing in front of 17,000 roaring Italian fans who continued to trouble Sinner when he failed to finish the match in a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 loss to Italian Lorenzo Musetti in Tuesday’s round-robin match.
Nonetheless, De Minaur earned three break points immediately after serving in midcourt in the Australian Open champion’s first service game. Sinner saved all three break points, including an ace on the tee, his 31st consecutive hold of serve in the tournament.
Halfway through the game, the physical confrontation gradually escalated. Sinner won a great 22-shot match and earned two break points. In an energetic seventh game, De Minaur went all out, hitting some sharp backhands and scoring 12 points in a 4-3 victory.
Sinner hit the ball into the corner to keep the first love of the game tied after eight innings. De Minaur’s sprinting, determined running and gentle low shots helped him save the fifth break point, ending an eight-minute hold and eventually tying the match at 5-4 with a backhand error.
De Minaur faced a break point for the fourth time in the sixth service game, and he hit an ace to save the seventh break point. Frustrated, Sinner glanced at the dugout and immediately struck back, hitting a diagonal forehand into the bottom corner for his eighth break point.
Reply with interest 💥@janniksin Step up your game and get your first break of serve against De Minaur!#NittoATP Finals pic.twitter.com/QDIk0azeRB
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 15, 2025
Finally, in the 61st minute of the fierce game, Sinner stood up, clenched his fists, and hit a backhand goal to chase the score to 6-5.
On the second set point, Sinner missed the serve, ending the 66-minute first set. The top seed won 21 of 25 first-serve points, while the tenacious De Minaur resolved 7 of 8 break points, bringing the champion to the brink of a break.
Sinner, a former junior ski champion, slid into the corner as smoothly as a man on skates and hit a running backhand shot from the baseline. A single shot from defense to attack broke De Minaur’s second consecutive serve to start the second set.
The sharp Sinner hit a full-stretch forehand return that stunned De Minaur. Sinner swings with ease and hits a forehand with bad intentions into the net, breaking serve for the third time in a row and taking a 3-0 lead in the second set.
Never lacking in determination, the Demons finally ended a seven-game free fall with a net-rope winner and seventh ace to lock the score at 1-4 after 93 minutes.
The Indestructible Sinner ended the match with a diagonal forehand winner in one hour and 52 minutes. Sinner will enter tomorrow’s finals with a 57-6 record in 2025.
