Sinner applauds Alcaraz finishing the year as world number one

VIDEO SHOWS: PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENTS FROM JANNIK SINNER AFTER ATP FINALS WIN OVER BEN SHELTON RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: TURIN, ITALY (NOVEMBER 14, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only. No resales. No monetisation.) 1. WORLD NUMBER TWO JANNIK SINNER SITTING DOWN AT PRESS CONFERENCE 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) WORLD NUMBER TWO, JANNIK SINNER, ON LOSING OUT ON THE YEAR-END WORLD NUMBER ONE SPOT TO CARLOS ALCARAZ, SAYING: “I’m obviously happy for him. Although I’d be lying to you if I said I’m happy myself, If I’m being honest. But he deserves it because he played an incredible season winning two Grand Slams and and many tournaments. He won eight tournaments which is an incredible amount. And he’s playing at a really high level, competing on every surface.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) WORLD NUMBER TWO, JANNIK SINNER, ON LOSING OUT ON THE YEAR-END WORLD NUMBER ONE SPOT TO CARLOS ALCARAZ, SAYING: “It’s motivation for me. Motivation for next year, for the off season. We’ll work really hard. But I repeat, he deserves it and I’m happy for him. If somebody else had to win it I would always choose him because he deserves it, not just based on this season but looking at the last two seasons as well. He’s always been playing at a really high level.” 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) WORLD NUMBER TWO, JANNIK SINNER, ON FACING ALEX DE MINAUR NEXT, SAYING: “You know, he had a very tough loss here where he felt a bit down. But it has changed very quickly in one day. This shows how tennis is, you know, that every day is different. But again, you know, if I see the match against Taylor (Fritz) it’s one of the best matches he’s played this season, you know? It shows that tennis really can change a lot from one day to the other. So, I’m just excited to go at least one more time on this court, you know, having the great support, great crowd and, you know, I hope I can perform in the best possible way.” 8. WHITE FLASH 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) WORLD NUMBER TWO, JANNIK SINNER, SAYING: “Yeah, I mean, Davis Cup is a very interesting topic, you know. For me, you know, every player has their own opinion but I think, you know, playing with this schedule Davis Cup it’s difficult that you have every year from every country the best players in the world. What I would like or what I could see potentially in the future is having Davis Cup throughout two years, you know, so you can also set up, you know, the semi-finals in the beginning of the year and the final at the end of the year.” STORY: Reigning champion Jannik Sinner extended his indoor hardcourt winning streak to 29 matches with a 6-3 7-6(3) victory over American Ben Shelton in their dead rubber round-robin match at the ATP Finals in Turin on Friday (November 14). There was a relaxed atmosphere in the Inalpi Arena as the Italian had already secured top spot in the Bjorn Borg Group and a semi-final against Alex de Minaur on Saturday, while Shelton had been eliminated after losing his two previous matches. Sinner's chances of ending the year as world number one evaporated on Thursday when Alcaraz completed a clean sweep in the Jimmy Connors Group with a win over Lorenzo Musetti, leaving little at stake against Shelton apart from his unbeaten run. Before Sinner and Shelton emerged, Alcaraz was presented on court with the ATP year-end world number one trophy, which the Italian won last year, and the pair may yet do battle one last time in 2025 in Sunday's final. (Production: Conal Quinn)

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