Alcaraz Roma won the championship and extended their lead over Sinner for the "Tournament Winner".

19/05/2025 23:26:00 PANDATV

Alcaraz defeated Sinner in straight sets 7-6(5), 6-1 to win the Rome Masters and claim his second major title of 2025.

ATP tournament champions include:Grand Slam champion, ATP Finals champion, ATP1000 Masters champion and Olympic singles gold medal.

Alcaraz extended his lead over Sinner in the number of "big tournament titles".

Alcaraz currently has 11 major titles, having won the title at Monte Carlo last month and has won several major titles for four consecutive seasons.

Comparison of the number of major tournament winners (wins/entries)

Players Grand Slam Finals Masters Championship Tournament Championship Ratio

Alcaraz 4/16 0/2 7/30 11/48

Sinner 3/21 1/3 4/34 8/58

Alcaraz has won seven ATP1000 Masters titles and has won at least one of the first five Masters in his career. Although he only made his debut in the premier tournament four years ago (Miami 2021), he is now tied with Zhang Depei and Zverev for eighth most titles in Masters history (since 1990).

Alcaraz has always been able to improve his form in major competitions. He has an astonishing 11-2 record in the title race at major tournaments, with two runners-up losses to Djokovic: the final of the 2023 Cincinnati Masters and the gold medal battle at Paris 2024.

Djokovic is the all-time leader with 72 major tournament titles.

Alcaraz has won an average of 1 title per 4.5 competitions, surpassing legends such as Sampras (4.9) and Agassi (6.1). Alcaraz is behind Djokovic (3.2), Nadal (3.5) and Federer (4.4).

Sinner's performance at the Rome Masters failed to close the gap with Alcaraz in terms of the number of Masters titles. If Sinner wins at home this time, he will be only one behind his opponent in the number of major titles.

Sinner beat Paul 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the semi-finals and lost 6-7, 1-6 to Alcaraz in the final. The score jumped too much in these two games, and I don't know if Sinner has a fitness problem. Especially in the final against Alcaraz, the service data in the first set was relatively superior, and the total score was only 3 points behind. Watching the game, I felt that the two were basically evenly matched.

But in the second set, Sinner's form took a turn for the worse, and he always came close to moving into place when he received the ball. In close-up, his breathing is not steady, but he seems to be struggling to control it.

In the second set, Sinner scored just two winning points. The total score of the match was 59:74, a difference of 15 points, and 12 points came in the second set. In the second set, Sinner only held serve for one game and handed over the match in a hurry. It's not like the normal state of a top match.

From Sinner's 6-0/6-1 against Ruud, to Paul's 1-6/6-0/6-3, and 6-7/1-6 against Alcaraz, are there any fitness considerations?

Against Ruud, he won the first set quickly, so he won the second set in one go.

The first set against Paul was off to a bad start, and he quickly delivered the first set to save energy for the next two sets.

Against Alcaraz, who played for an hour and 11 minutes in the first set, if the second set were played for another hour, would the third set be overwhelming?

With the French Open just around the corner, it should be more important to protect your body from injury.

Alcaraz has won four straight games against Sinner since beating Sinner in the semi-finals of last year's Indian Wells Masters. Alcaraz currently leads 7-4 in the head-to-head head-to-head match. If the rivalry between the two men becomes the top rivalry in the ATP for some time to come, what will be the competitive trend? Will it really be "hard courts for Sinner, red clays and grasses for Alcaraz"?