TURIN, Italy — The season had to end this way. Carlos Alcaraz battles his great rival Jannik Sinner on Sunday for the ATP Tour Finals championship — the latest showcase event featuring the world’s two best players.
They’ve already met in three Grand Slam finals earlier this year, with Alcaraz winning the US Open and French Open, and Sinner taking Wimbledon. They end a season they have completely dominated.
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There are many subplots to their sixth meeting this year, but mainly it pits world No. 1 Alcaraz against by far and away the world’s best indoor player.
Sinner rubberstamped that status Saturday by winning his 30th straight indoor match, beating Alex de Minaur of Australia 7-5, 6-2. It was also Sinner’s ninth straight win at the ATP Tour Finals, dating back to last year’s event, and he hasn’t dropped a set
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