'I try not to think about it,' - Carlos Alcaraz on potentially finishing 2025 as the ATP No.1 player

Overview

• Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the Jimmy Conors Group at the ATP Finals
• The Spaniard will finish 2025 as the Number 1 ranked ATP player if he wins a game in the remainder of the season
• When asked if he thinks about it, Alcaraz said his focus is to concentrate on his match to control his emotions

Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the Jimmy Conors Group at the ATP Finals. The Spaniard will finish 2025 as the number-one-ranked ATP player if he wins a game in the remainder of the season. When asked if he thinks about it, Alcaraz said his focus is to concentrate on his match to control his emotions.

The 6-time Grand Slam winner became the youngest since Boris Becker to win 50 or more matches against the top 10 players in the world. He needs only one win to end 2025 as the number-one-ranked ATP player, a milestone for which he's competing against Jannik Sinner.

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"I try not to think about it, to be honest. Obviously, it's gonna be a really big match for me. I will try not to let the nerves affect my performance in that match. I'll try to control the emotions, to control myself," Alcaraz said after beating Fritz at the ATP Finals 2025.

"I'll think about my goals in the match," - Carlos Alcaraz

He added that his focus would be to move better on the court than he did against Fritz, especially with his serves and return. While he agreed that his upcoming matches would be big in the context of the ATP rankings, Alcaraz claimed he would try to be as clinical as possible.

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"I'll think about my goals in the match. I'll try to think about feeling much better than today with the shots, with the serve, with everything. Obviously, it's gonna be a big day. Right now, I'm gonna enjoy this win and try to rest as much as I can to be ready for the match," Alcaraz added.