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Alcaraz leads the sinner: “I know he is going to change”

World No. 1 reflects competition with sinners ahead of Tokyo’s debut

September 24, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz may make his debut in Tokyo this week, while Jannik Sinner fights in Beijing, but the Spaniards can’t help but study their growing competition.

After overthrowing the sinners in the U.S. Open final, Alcalaz extended the Lexus ATP Head2head lead to 10-5, winning seven of the past eight clashes. This loss made sinners number one in the PIF ATP rankings and also prompted Italians to suggest changes. However, Alcaraz believes he is still one step ahead.

“I know he’s going to change,” Alkaraz said of Sina at a pre-match press conference in Tokyo. “He will change something from the last game. When I lost to him a few times, that’s what I did. I’m trying to be a better player. Next time I’m going to face him, so I want him to do the same thing to change something, just to prepare myself, I have to focus on the point, I have to be ready for change.

“I will try to overcome these changes [and] Be prepared for that competition. I think it’s getting better and better for me and tennis. We’ll see how many times I’ll fight him in the future and under what circumstances we’ll play. But I think it’s going well now. ”

It was a major year for Alcaraz. According to Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, the Tour has won 62 victories and seven trophys this season, and he has already surpassed four individual wins with 65 wins in 2023.

He is also the out-of-control leader in the live PIF ATP competition, and he can steadily win the second ATP end-of-year first place proposed by PIF Finish. Despite his success, Alcaraz downplays any topic of chasing the label “greatest ever”.

When asked about his goal to be the best player of all time, Alkaraz said, “This is something I’m not in my heart right now.” “I always say that my goal in tennis is to try to be on the same table as the legend or the best player in history, but that’s not something I’m thinking about right now. I’ve already achieved great things in 22 years.”

“I already know, but in the future I don’t know how many things I’m going to be in or how many tournaments I’m going to be. So I think I have to take care of every day the details that everything is good, and I’ll see in the future, and we’ll see in the future. I think in the future. So what I think in the future is, I can do what I can now, and I can do what I can. I can be the best player, and I can be the best person.

The journey will continue this week at the Kinoshita Group in Japan, with Alcaraz aiming to join 12 ATP No. 1 club club members who have won in Tokyo.

This time last year, Alcaraz defeated Sinner in an exciting final to cancel the Beijing trophy, but in 2025 he chose the ATP 500 race in Tokyo for the first time. He faced Sebastian Baez in the opener Thursday and was able to meet Chengdu champion Alejandro Tabilo in the second round.

“I know it’s a great game. I know the players who have played this game before and the players who have won this game before.” “I really want to come here and play great tennis, do a great job and try to win the trophy. That’s why I’m here just to feel good in court and give myself a chance to win the trophy to win the game.

“At the end of this week, I really wanted to put my name next to the past champions and I know it’s an honor, and these names too.”

Tokyo’s honor list includes all members of the Big Three – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – as well as Andy Murray, Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg and Ivan Lundell, among many other sports.