“The HSBC Championships is a very special tournament for me and one I look forward to every year,” Alcaraz said.
“This year was incredible to come back and win the title for a second time in front of the amazing crowds in London – I couldn’t have asked for a better week.
“Coming back as the defending champion is going to be a challenge against these top players, but I’m excited to go out there and fight to lift the trophy again.”
Alcaraz has enjoyed the best season of his career to date, winning eight ATP titles – including two Grand Slams and three ATP Masters 1000 trophies. He’s won 67 matches already this season and lost just seven times.
His win over Jannik Sinner in the French Open final was widely regarded as one of the best Grand Slam matches in recent memory – with the Spanish star coming back from two sets down and saving three championship points to seal the victory.
Anisimova has been one of the stars of the 2025 season rising to No.4 in the WTA world rankings off the back of a breakthrough year.
The American star won the Qatar Open WTA 1000 at the start of the year, before fighting her way to the final of the HSBC Championships – the first women’s event at The Queen’s Club in 52 years.