Alcaraz sets up Sinner showdown at ATP Finals

World number one Carlos Alcaraz joked he wouldn't mind facing someone else after setting up a sixth final of the year against great rival and reigning ATP Finals champion Jannik Sinner.

Sunday's match will mark a fitting finale to a 2025 tour season in which Alcaraz and Sinner have won a combined 13 titles, including all four Grand Slams for a second consecutive season, and four ATP 1,000 tournaments.

They have settled five of those finals between themselves, with Italian Sinner triumphing at Wimbledon and Spaniard Alcaraz winning at the Rome Masters, Cincinnati, the US Open and, most memorably, in a five-and-a-half-hour five-set epic at Roland Garros.

Both players came through their respective semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday. Alcaraz defeated Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2 6-4 to advance to his first Turin final while Sinner overcame a battling Alex de Minaur 7-5 6-2 to confirm his third consecutive appearance in the tour's end-of-season showpiece match.

Although he holds a 10-5 lead in their head-to-head, including a 5-2 record in finals, Alcaraz said he will need to play his "plan A" and overcome a partisan crowd to dethrone Sinner.

"It's great facing Jannik. [But] if it was someone else, I wouldn't mind!" said Alcaraz.

"I just try to approach the match with more focus. I know I have to play my plan A if I want to win the tournament. We're both going to raise our levels.

"The whole stadium is going to be supporting him, which I have to be prepared for. I hope that at least three or four people are cheering for me."