The race to claim the final ranking points of 2025 is on, with some huge prizes still up for grabs even though the major prizes have already been handed out at this year\u2019s Grand Slam tournaments.<\/p>\n
Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Jannik Sinner<\/a> are embroiled in a compelling battle to claim the prestigious year-end No 1 ranking in the men\u2019s game, with Aryna Sabalenka well-placed to claim top spot in the women\u2019s list.<\/p>\n This period of the tennis year can feel a little flat with the next Grand Slam in Australia not on the horizon until mid-January, but here are our predictions on what we can expect for the rest of 2025.<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz reigns supreme<\/p>\n Alcaraz confirmed he was in prime form as he won the Japan Open in impressive fashion, backing up his US Open<\/a> win last month with a series of thrilling performances, yet his win came at a cost.<\/p>\n More Tennis News<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s full schedule for rest of 2025 season revealed after Shanghai Masters withdrawal<\/a><\/p>\n Jannik Sinner closes gap to Carlos Alcaraz in ATP Rankings after China Open victory<\/a><\/p>\n The ankle injury he suffered early in his run in Japan forced him to pull out of the ATP 1000 tournament in Shanghai and that will deny him a chance to lengthen his advantage over Sinner at the top of the rankings.<\/p>\n Yet with Sinner the defending champion in Shanghai, he cannot add to his ranking points total this week and that means Alcaraz should still be in pole position to claim the year-end No 1 ranking.<\/p>\n With the Italian having a lot of ranking points to defend in the final weeks of the year, including defending his ATP Finals title, Alcaraz should have enough to clinch the No 1 ranking and he may even seal the deal in front of Sinner\u2019s home fans when he plays at this year\u2019s ATP Finals in Turin.<\/p>\n Sabalenka in pole position<\/p>\n Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> has lived through a challenging year that saw her lose two Grand Slam finals and narrowly miss out on some of her big targets, but she is the firm favourite to finish the season as world No 1.<\/p>\n The Belarusian took a couple of weeks off and missed this week\u2019s China Open after her US Open win last month, with her decision opening the door for Iga Swiatek to close the gap on her at the top of the WTA Rankings.<\/p>\n Yet Swiatek\u2019s shock defeat against Emma Navarro in Beijing was a massive blow to her hopes of finishing the year as world No 1, with her inconsistency likely to ensure she will not overhaul Sabalenka at the top of the rankings.<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu\u2019s big goal<\/p>\n The British No 1 has set herself a goal of finishing inside the top 32 of the WTA Rankings in 2025, as she targets a seeded berth in the opening Grand Slam of the new year at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n That target looks set to to be met, with the 2021 US Open champion already inside the top 30 and pressing for more points in next week\u2019s WTA 1000 event in Wuhan and in subsequent events in Asia.<\/p>\n