At the beginning of every tennis season, I make predictions for the field of eight at the Univerqhaon of the year – the NITTO ATP Finals.
Now that the 2025 campaign is here, it’s time to look back at my picks. As is the case for many years, they were all local. Some had money, and others were going out.
Here it is:
1. Carlos Alcaraz – I’m rooting for Alcaraz who ends the year with Noa 1 in the World for the second time in his career. Admittedly, it was a pretty good 50/50 decision heading into the season because no one other than Jannik Sininer had a realistic chance. And, admittedly, it would have been wrong if not for the three-month suspension of the sinner.
2. Jannik dinner – Alcaraz-soni Exacta proved correct. However, again, it would have been a waste if the Italian had played a full season. No one else, of course, was in the same galaxy. Alcaraz and sin shared four grand slams in two titles before sin won in Turin – although after his rival had already snatched the top spot.
3. Daniil Medvevevev – Surprisingly, this wasn’t even my worst choice! But it sure was bad. Medvedev took one grand slam victory in 2025. No … not the title. One thing compare. The last time the 29-year-old Russian played well towards the end of the season, until the end where he could get a nitto ATP Finals Berth with a victory at the Paris Masters.
4. Alexander Zvereev – ZvereeV finished the season with 3 centers, so only the tragedy of Medvevev which prevented me from the bullseye with Germany. It was the same old story of zvereev. His consistency was impressive, but another year came and he came in without a major title (lost in sin at the last Australian open).
5. And Novak Djokovic – Like Z Vereev, Djokovic would have been in the same order if not for Medvevevev’s mistake. I had him after zvevev and before Taylor Fritz, he was basically somewhere. When the 38-year-old serb was played against someone other than alcaraz and sino, he was often successful. And in most events, Djokovic was ahead of Zevel.
6. Taylor Fritz – This was exactly right. I had Fritz after Medvedev but before Felix auger-AliasShime, so, this out with this runner is where we get the sinner in 2026 open).
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas – Hahaha. I thought about ways to separate Tsitsipas from his father as his coach will find that the Greek will find the right way. To say I thought it was wrong would be an understatement. Of course, his training situation is probably the least of the tsitsipas problems. His backhand – among other shots – went completely off the rails on the way to year-end status.
8. Tommy Paul – Okay, this pick was actually not as bad as Paul No.’s reporting. 20 The standard will show. The 28-year-old American hasn’t played since the US open and was actually less than 100 percent on his way back to the French open. Paul was playing well before the injury happened. In fact, he did just fine to finish in the top 20.
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9. Holger rune – Rune was preparing the place of turin (or at least being the other way around) before he suffered the achilles disfigured in Stockholm. Finishing just outside the Nitto ATP Finals Site Line was a tough call.
10. Ben Shelton – I was very high on Shelton going to 2025 … just not enough. The 23-year-old Abhile qualified for Turin with relative ease, although he actually finished No. 9 After going 0-3 in the regular season.
Among the players I import in 2025 were auger-alias-aliasses (No. 5), Alex de Minaur (No. 7), and Lorenzo Musetti (No. 8). I correctly predicted that Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev will not be part of the NITTTO ATP Finals conversation this year.
