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All roads in Turin seem to be leading to a Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> v Jannik Sinner final and the latest chapter in what\u2019s already becoming one of tennis\u2019s greatest rivalries, just as all roads at every event they\u2019ve both entered this year have led to another title for the Sincaraz collection.<\/p>\n The numbers that sum up their supremacy are ubiquitous: they\u2019ve faced each other in the past three grand slam finals (the escape from Alcaraz in that French Open final the pick of the lot), won a combined 13 tournaments in 2025 and shared the past eight major titles between them. But one eye-catching stat has been less told: Alexander Zverev, the world No 3, is closer in ranking points to the world No 1000 than he is to Sinner, the No 2. No one can get near them. The chasing pack aren\u2019t in the same universe, even though they\u2019re playing the same sport.<\/p>\n So where does this leave Alex De Minaur and Felix Auger-Aliassime today? At least Auger-Aliassime knows what it\u2019s like to beat Alcaraz, having done so in three of their seven meetings, though the last of those wins was in 2022, when Alcaraz was still working on becoming a smiling assassin. But De Minaur has lost to Sinner in all 12 of their previous matches. The Demon said he\u2019d banished his demons after defeating Taylor Fritz for his first ever win at the ATP Finals<\/a> on Thursday, but how can he not be haunted by his record against the Italian going into their semi-final? Looking at the positives for the Australian, at least he\u2019s got nothing to lose. Sinner, in front of his home crowd, is expected to win with ease \u2013 that\u2019s the pressure that being the defending champion, with 29 wins in a row on indoor hard courts, brings.<\/p>\n Sinner and De Minaur are first up at 2.30pm local time\/1.30pm GMT, with Alcaraz and Auger-Aliassime to come at 8.30pm\/7.30pm. I\u2019ll be here for both matches, so let\u2019s hope I\u2019m still standing by the end; barring the tennis world being knocked off its axis before then, Sinner and Alcaraz will be too.<\/p>\n