Vincenzo Santopadre predicts Sinner and Alcaraz will dominate ATP Tour in 2025: "It’s shaping up to be a thrilling competition"

Former Matteo Berrettini coach Vincenzo Santopadre believes Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will continue to dominate the ATP Tour in 2025. The Italian coach doesn't anticipate significant changes at the top of the rankings and expects Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev to remain behind the young stars.

The 2024 season marked a turning point for the Tour, with a generational shift as Novak Djokovic dropped from the World No. 1 position and failed to claim a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2017. The main culprits? Sinner and Alcaraz, who split the four Grand Slam titles between them.

Alcaraz to stay close to Sinner according to Santopadre

Sinner, in particular, enjoyed one of the most outstanding seasons in recent memory, comparable to the peak years of the Big 3. He finished with a record 73-6 and eight titles. Alcaraz, on the other hand, lacked the consistency to keep up but still closed the year with a 54-13 record and four titles, including the prestigious Channel Slam, winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back.

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In a recent interview with Tuttosport, Santopadre, who coached Berrettini from his junior days until the end of 2023, shared insights from his recent visit to Dubai, where he observed Sinner's off-season training. “A spectacle. He continues to invest in himself, he has never stopped doing so,” Santopadre remarked.

“He is constantly adding new, important details to his game. You will find him improved. It’s a question of mentality. His is forged in the hardest mineral there is. He is an alien,” he added. “There is an ongoing rivalry between the two (Sinner and Alcaraz). Friendly, but very serious, and it brings into play many aspects of today’s tennis.”

“Continuity or talent? Solidity or ping-pong tennis? Application, study, planning. There is also the personal challenge,” Santopadre noted. “Sinner is thousands of points ahead in the rankings, but Alcaraz has beaten him three times. It’s shaping up to be a thrilling competition.”

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“Of course, tennis is diverse. There will be new faces, some surprises, and some important comebacks. But those two will write the main story,” he concluded.

In the ATP rankings, Sinner leads Alcaraz by 4,820 points and has secured the World No. 1 spot for several weeks, regardless of what happens at the Australian Open. However, Santopadre predicts the gap between Sinner and Alcaraz will narrow.

“I don’t see any big changes. Sinner is number one for consistency, ahead of Alcaraz, who I think is working in the same direction,” he said. “I place the Spaniard at number two, but closer to Sinner in the standings. Then Zverev, Medvedev, and in fifth place, Rublev, because I like him; he’s a very good guy and very nice.”

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