Carlos Alcaraz opened his 2025 ATP Finals campaign in Turin with a decisive straight-sets victory, defeating Australia’s Alex de Minaur 7-6(5), 6-2 in his first round-robin match. The top-seeded Spaniard was pushed in a tight first set, where he found himself 3-5 down in the tie-break, but he demonstrated his trademark resilience by winning the next four points to clinch the set.

After securing the opener, Alcaraz raised his level in the second set, breaking De Minaur’s serve multiple times to seal the win in one hour and forty minutes and take a confident first step in his quest for the season-ending title. The tournament atmosphere was about more than just tennis, as the ATP Finals partnered with the charity UGI ODV to host young oncology patients from the nearby Regina Margherita Hospi

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