Carlos Alcaraz finished Jannik Sinner’s Dream of a Home Victory at Internazionali Bnl d’Italia and secured his seventh ATP Masters 1000 title with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory in Rome.
Spanjolen stopped Sinner’s 26-match winning line and saved two set points in a narrow first set before crossing the second in 1 hour and 45 minutes to claim his 19th turn level trophy and became the fifth player who won all three Clay Masters 1000 titles.
Alcaraz now leads their ATP Head2head 7-4 and was the stronger player when it mattered. Sinner could not find his forehand as easily as he had done in previous rounds, and although he would rue a missed backhand at Set Point of 6-5, 30/40 in the first set, Alcaraz always looked like he could go up an extra equipment if he needed.
A complete summary, match statistics and highlights are below.
Day twelve Italian open 2025 final result
| Winner | Loser | Results line |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alcaraz (3) | Jannik Sinner (1) | 7-6 (5) |
Match statistics
| Jannik Sinner | Carlos Alcaraz | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 7 | 18 |
| Unwavering errors | 31 | 32 |
| Ace | 1 | 4 |
| Double error | 3 | 2 |
| 1st Earn % | 60% (35/58) | 64% (48/75) |
| 1st serving points won | 71% (25/35) | 73% (35/48) |
| 2nd serving points won | 43% (10/23) | 59% (16/27) |
| Break Points saved | 33% (1/3) | 100% (2/2) |
| Service Games | 78% (7/9) | 100% (10/10) |
| 1st return score won | 27% (13/48) | 29% (10/35) |
| 2nd return points won | 41% (11/27) | 57% (13/23) |
| Break Points won | 0% (0/2) | 67% (2/3) |
| Return games | 0% (0/10) | 22% (2/9) |
| Pressure points | 20% (1/5) | 80% (4/5) |
| Service points | 60% (35/58) | 68% (51/75) |
| Return points | 32% (24/75) | 40% (23/58) |
| Net points | 17% (1/6) | 100% (2/2) |
| Total score | 44% (59/133) | 56% (74/133) |
| Match points saved | 2 | 0 |
| Max points in line | 4 | 7 |
| Total games | 37% (7/19) | 63% (12/19) |
| Max -game in line | 1 | 7 |
Highlights
Thoughts on the final
Despite most of the betting that gave Jannik, a 60% victory is a chance, I thought Alcaraz would show up victorious in Rome, and he delivered.
Many people got away with Sinner’s defeat by Ruud. Yes, Ruud is a good clay courter, but he is a bit of a soy type Norwegian whose game is tailor made for Italian. So while that performance was first -class, it flattered it Jannik, and he looked vulnerable to Cerundolo and Paul.
Based on it and the fact that Sinner looked to feel the leg on Friday, I thought Alcaraz could physically dominate.
Both players looked tight in the first set, and none of them took the bull by the horns or showed their best tennis.
Sinner made Deuce in Alcaraz’s first two service games, but the Spaniard held the first breaking point in Game Four. He did not convert and then had major problems when he earned at 5-6, just to come up with some strong focus to avoid the break and keep after a 7-minute game.
In the tie break, Alcaraz received an instant mini-break and followed it up with two of his best serving of the match to create a 3-0 lead.
Sinner recovered it after the change of the ends but handed it straight back and gave Alcaraz a 5-3 lead. It was almost 6-4 with a stock exchange on serving for Alcaraz, but the sinner saved it with a powerfully beaten backhand to get back on serving.
Alcaraz then did a good job of returning a well-hit body service, and after a short exchange from the baseline, he went down the line with a backhand and followed it in to produce a well-controlled backhand volley to catch the set.
It completely speeded up to his advantage, and in the second set Alcaraz took responsibility. In the first game he broke and won 14 of the last 18 points on his way to a 3-0 lead.
It was soon a double break for 4-0 when the sinner dropped a volley and Alcaraz never looked back and served it to take the second set and title 6-1.
I thought Carlos did a super job that remained focused all the time, and there were no past in the concentration from him.
He also varied his height quite often, which prevented the sinner from finding a lot of rhythm, and Italian advance did not click.
While Ruud just dropped the ball right in the track to be sent, Alcaraz mixed the track nicely to keep the sinner in balance.
No performance from him is complete without the preview shot, which he also used for good effect, and he is conveniently the strongest player on clay tracks around right now.
I’m just really happy to have my first rum Alcaraz Storms to Rome TitleHopefully it will not be the last. The first thing I want to say is that I’m just really happy to see Jannik back on this amazing level. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for him to come back after three months and make the final in a Masters 1000 in his first tournament [back]. It’s something crazy, so I have to congratulate him. I am proud of myself, with how I approached the match mentally. Tactically, I think I played pretty well from the first point to the last. I didn’t make a mountain and coaster … I maintained my good level throughout the match, so I’m really proud of everything I did today. Alcaraz on his win.
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