Sinner Qualifies for ATP Finals After Playing Just Five Tournaments in 2025
Jannik Sinner is the second player to officially secure his spot in Turin at the end of the year for the ATP Finals, following Carlos Alcaraz. The world No. 1 for over a year without interruption, the Italian saw his 2025 season disrupted by a three-month suspension that kept him off the courts from February to May.
As a result, Sinner, currently competing in Cincinnati where he will attempt to defend his title, has played only five tournaments since January. Crowned champion at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, he also reached the finals in both of his comeback tournaments this spring—Rome and Roland-Garros—losing each time to his rival Alcaraz.
Defending champion in Halle, he nevertheless suffered his only real setback on German grass, where he was eliminated in the round of 16 by the eventual tournament winner, Alexander Bublik.
Having won the ATP Finals last year against Taylor Fritz, Sinner is already guaranteed a place in Turin at the end of the season, marking his fourth appearance in the year-end championships in the last five years.
As an alternate in 2021, he played two matches before reaching the final in 2023 against Novak Djokovic and ultimately lifting the trophy last year with a flawless run.
Last November, Sinner—who had just completed a historic season on the ATP Tour—did not drop a single set against De Minaur, Fritz, and Medvedev in the group stage, Ruud in the semifinals, and once again Fritz in the final.
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