In any other tournament, Carlos Alcaraz would have had a slight edge against Jannik Sinner because he has dominated the Italian in the head-to-head matchups, holding a 10-5 record. But when they walk onto the Pala Alpitour on November 16 for the championship match of the ATP Finals, Sinner will have an edge.

It’s because the ATP Finals is an indoor hardcourt tournament, where Alcaraz has lifted just one title – this year’s Rotterdam Open by defeating Alexander Zverev . Before arriving in Turin, the six-time Grand Slam champion even suffered a disappointing first-round exit at the Paris Masters, where Sinner clinched the title for the first time by defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime .

It’s the Canadian ace whom Alcaraz knocked out in the semifinals of the year-end event, followin

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