The Nitto ATP Finales were threatened on Sunday with Jannik Sinner’s victory over Carlos Alcaraz, but the season of tennis is not over yet.
Alcaraz may have lost in Turin, but he still has the chance to complete the 2025 campaign more than two more times. The 22-year-old is in the Year-End of Now-End.
It will not be an easy task for the Spaniards, who do not have a court now that the Davis Cup Finals have moved from Malaga to Bologna, Italy. In addition, it is difficult to draw Spain with a dangerous Czech team in the quarterfinals. The field of group eight also includes Italy, Austria, France, Belgium, Germany and Argentina.
Davis Cup Finals
– Phi: Bologna, Italy
Dam: November 18-23
Outside: The house is hard
Draw the AnalysisItaly’s bid for a three-peat takes a big hit without fail – and even once Nitto ATP Finals participant Lorenzo Musetti took a place on the list. Nevertheless, the nation was held strong. Flavio Cobolli and Lorenzo Sonego are expected to lead the way in the flanks, while Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori form one of the double teams on the road.
The Italians have a fair draw, facing Austria in the quarters and France or Belgium in the semis. Austria and Belgium are huge underdogs, while France is missing ugo humbert – a great domestic player – and Arthur Films.
The lower part of the bracket is joined by Spain, Czechia, Germany and Argentina. Germany boasts the second best player among that quartet (after alcaraz, of course) in Alexander Zveree, but the level of motivation is a question mark and fatigue could be something at the end of the NITTO ATP Fenals Carting. No one has more depth than Czechia, a roster stacked with Jiri Lehecka, Jakub Mensik, and Tomas Machac.
Quarterfinal Picks: Italy over Austria 2-0, Belgium over France 2-1, Czechia over Spain 2-1, Spain over Netherlands 2-0, Germany over Argentina 2-1
– Get involved: Italy over Belgium 2-0, Czechia over Germany 2-1
The last one: Italy over Czechia 2-1
