BBC Sport · Nov 13, 2025
Alcaraz secures year-end world number one ranking
Image caption, Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest player to win 70 ATP-level matches in a season since Novak Djokovic in 2009Carlos Alcaraz said only "part of the job is done" after he secured the year-end world number one ranking by reaching the knockout stages of the ATP Finals with three straight wins.
Alcaraz was already assured of a semi-final place, after Alex de Minaur beat Taylor Fritz earlier on Thursday - but he would not be denied in his bid to edge rival Jannik Sinner in the race to be crowned the top-ranked men's player of 2025.