Rome 2025 FINAL - Sinner vs Alcaraz

[Hitman]

Here we go!!!!

 

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

Sinner in 3. We do need a third player at least to interject himself to make it interesting . Cause this is looking 05-07 ugly at the moment with 2 guys winning everything. Here there heck is everyone else? Snoozin?

 

[Move]

These two playing each other never disappoint

 

[tennisjedi]

Either Alcaraz completes the clay collection or Sinner wins his 1st Big Title on clay.

Alcaraz in 3. Vamos!

 

[SneederFeeder]

Pulling in for Sinner in 2 but both sets extremely competitive (maybe even both Tie-Breaks)

 

[ultimathule]

With the weight of the crowd against him, Carlitos will squeak out a victory...I hope

 

[jl809]

Big Match Alcaraz does it in 3 imo

 

[Carax]

 

[nolefam_2024]

And Sinner is also coming out of retirement like Rocky.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Carlo in 3 but wouldn't feel comfortable betting against Sinner at the moment.

 

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

Is the comment 2 not reportable as spam @TW Staff
There have been 5 different winners for 5 big tournaments this year. This member is always polluting.

They only won because sinner wasn’t playing dude or else sinnerz would have won dang hear everything for the 2-3 years besides Nole

 

[Terenigma]

Alcaraz in 3.

Sinner has been hitting well but that dip against Paul and the fact Alcaraz is so damn fast around the court, I think he'll grind him down.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Sinner will likely enter the final as favorite.

 

[Hitman]

Sinner has only lost one match since Cincinnati, and that was to Alcaraz in Beijing.

Sinner's only title on clay came by beating Alcaraz in the final.

Alcaraz has never lost a big final to anyone not named Djokovic.

Alcaraz, if he wins will complete the set big titles on clay, MC, Madrid, Rome and RG. Add in Barcelona as the cherry. He will also have won the first five masters of the season.

Sinner can win his first big title outside of HC.

 

[tudwell]

The top 2 players in the world. The guys who’ve split the last four (well, five) majors. Their first meeting in a big final. The season is heating up.

I’ll go with Alcaraz in three. Heartbreaker for the Italian crowd.

 

[Incognito]

What is it with these Italian players, everytime they face Carlos they seem to have some form of injury? In MC, Musetti was supposed to win but he was injured. Today it was because of the wind. Tomorrow when Sinner loses, I’m sure people here will say, he wasn’t 100%.

Well, Carlos has breathing problems and he sounds like he has a flu.

 

[Pheasant]

I pick Sinner in 3. Sinner scraped off some rust today. He will bring his A-game vs Alcaraz to squeak out a tight 3-set win.

 

[jeroenn]

Leaning towards sinner in 3. Raz is still a bit too wonky for my liking. But I like both, so it's going to be a fun watch either way.

 

[Incognito]

Hmmmnn, why is Alcaraz Ivan Drago? He never injected himself with steroids.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Going bold. Sinner in 2.

 

[RS]

Looking forward to this I haven't really been following the tournament too closely.

 

[Pheasant]

The last time that they played, Alcaraz snapped Sinner’s 15 match winning streak. This time, Sinner has a 26 match winning streak on the line vs Alcaraz. His 26 straight wins puts him in 7th place(tied with Agassi) in the ATP era.

 

[MichaelNadal]

#TeamBaelos #In3

 

[zagor]

Should be a cracker, Carlito in 3.

 

[Hitman]

They have a combined 7 slams, 10 masters, 1 YEC, 2 Davis Cups between them. This will be the 11th masters as a combo.

Overall Alcaraz has 10 big titles currently, with six masters, Sinner has 8 big titles, with four masters.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Sinner in 3, he’s the more consistent of the two throughout a match.

 

[dking68]

The top 2 players in the world. The guys who’ve split the last four (well, five) majors. Their first meeting in a big final. The season is heating up.

I’ll go with Alcaraz in three. Heartbreaker for the Italian crowd.

I’ll go with Sinner in two

 

[UnderArmServeOP]

Carl in 3; with Sinner taking the 2nd

 

[Mainad]

This is even stevens as they are only playing their 3rd ever final against each other and are 1-1 in the first 2 finals played (2022 Umag to Sinner, 2024 Beijing to Alcaraz). 2025 Rome is their biggest final to date.

Can't wait for Sunday but I guess we know who the crowd will be behind.

 

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

Alcaraz would have to summon his 2022 clay form. Cause his 2025 form just isn’t good enough at the moment . And sinner is better now on clay than he was last year when they met at RG
If I guess if there is a chance to get sinner though it’s on clay. But off clay I don’t think so anymore.

 

[Hitman]

What is it with these Italian players, everytime they face Carlos they seem to have some form of injury? In MC, Musetti was supposed to win but he was injured. Today it was because of the wind. Tomorrow when Sinner loses, I’m sure people here will say, he wasn’t 100%.

Well, Carlos has breathing problems and he sounds like he has a flu.

Sinner confirmed he is not injured. He has a blister on his foot which is impacting his movement. And that caused him to get a tight hamstring.

 

[Hitman]

This is also the first big title final between them. They played several semis but no finals.

 

[Carax]

This is also the first big title final between them. They played several semis but no finals.

Hopefully the first of many.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Could be close but I suspect Alcaraz will come through in the end.

 

[MasterSlice74]

Carlos in 3. Sinner did not beat Carlos at all last year even on hc, so don't see it happening here. But raz is playing wonky and sinner has the italian crowd so who knows.

 

[marc45]

didn't like Sinner grabbing his hamstring as the match went into the third

 

[jimmy0slams]

Easy win for Alcaraz, Sinner will not beat Alcaraz this season - maybe on US Hard, but that's it.

 

[NYTennisfan]

Sinner in 3. We do need a third player at least to interject himself to make it interesting . Cause this is looking 05-07 ugly at the moment with 2 guys winning everything. Well there heck is everyone else? Snoozin?

Who was the second guy in 05-07? That was the Federera.

Tennis has been like this constantly the last 20 years. It's been largely Federer, Nadal and Djokovic winning slams now it's Sinner and Alcaraz.
There was a little sprinkling of Murray and Wawrinka for a few years but it's a Big 3 transitioned right into a Big 2.
Definitely need a third guy to steal some slams to make it more interesting but I don't see anyone capable currently.

 

[ND-13]

Carlos the mega entertainer after Fedal , dethrones the earths mightiest in 3 hard fought sets

 

[ark_28]

Hoping for Alcaraz just want to see a fair sport.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Hoping for Alcaraz just want to see a fair sport.

No no

You can't keep hoping for x for rest of eternity just to get fair sport.

So I would say just so you get on with the program, let sinner hammer raz on Sunday.

Then we can move on with this concept of fair sport bs.

 

[marc45]

ATP:

"Carlos Alcaraz's flashy game and infectious personality have made him irresistible to tennis fans around the world since his ATP Tour debut in 2020. A fixture at the top end of the PIF ATP Rankings since 2022, the Spaniard has often spoken about being a showman seeking to entertain, playing his best tennis when he's smiling.

Sometimes it's difficult because sometimes when I see the ball coming, a lot of things come to my mind. Sometimes it's difficult to choose the right decision," Alcaraz explained.

"But I'm trying to improve that part of my game, trying not to think too much and do the right things always, even if it is not the brilliant shot or the brilliant decision."

Alcaraz stressed the importance of being able to enter lockdown mode from the baseline, particularly in challenging conditions: "You have to go to the smart decision, just trying to be patient, trying to wait for your chances," he added. "If the points or the rally goes to 10, 12, 13 shots, you have to be ready for that battle. You have to be ready for that and try to wait until you can go aggressively. Sometimes it's difficult, but I think today I did it pretty well."

 

[nolefam_2024]

ATP:

"Carlos Alcaraz's flashy game and infectious personality have made him irresistible to tennis fans around the world since his ATP Tour debut in 2020. A fixture at the top end of the PIF ATP Rankings since 2022, the Spaniard has often spoken about being a showman seeking to entertain, playing his best tennis when he's smiling.

Sometimes it's difficult because sometimes when I see the ball coming, a lot of things come to my mind. Sometimes it's difficult to choose the right decision," Alcaraz explained.

"But I'm trying to improve that part of my game, trying not to think too much and do the right things always, even if it is not the brilliant shot or the brilliant decision."

Alcaraz stressed the importance of being able to enter lockdown mode from the baseline, particularly in challenging conditions: "You have to go to the smart decision, just trying to be patient, trying to wait for your chances," he added. "If the points or the rally goes to 10, 12, 13 shots, you have to be ready for that battle. You have to be ready for that and try to wait until you can go aggressively. Sometimes it's difficult, but I think today I did it pretty well."

Overall sinner is better than raz. But on clay when there is enough time, raz can think through.

 

[malbaker86]

Carlos raises his game against Sinner, but I think oddly Sinner will have a better Bo3 H2H vs Carlitos when it’s all said and done but Carlitos will have a better H2H at Grand Slams when he was enough sets to play himself into the match.

Sinner in 3

 

[ChrisRF]

I pick Sinner to win. If in 2 or 3 depends on if he has a lapse like today or not. But the match will be on his racquet.

Alcaraz simply isn't close enough to his best right now. He already had to fight very hard to be the second best player of this tournament.

 

[MeatTornado]

6-3, 2-6, 7-6 Alcaraz

 

[McGradey]

I’ve had a gut feel the past week that Sinner is blowing Charles out in this one. Verrrrrry intriguing matchup.

 

[Gazelle]

I have Alcaraz as slight favourite. Because of clay and more match rythm.

 

[nolefam_2024]

I’ve had a gut feel the past week that Sinner is blowing Charles out in this one. Verrrrrry intriguing matchup.

He has given 2 bagels already. You might be right. Raz is also not at his best yet

 

[flyingboris]

Start time 11am EST. Couldn’t be much better for a heathen like me. I’m hoping happy puppy Alcaraz wins, but Principal Sinner is in scary form right now.