VIDEO SHOWS: COURTSIDE SOUNDBITES FROM CARLOS ALCARAZ, SOUNDBITE FROM POST-MATCH PRESSER WITH CARLOS ALCARAZ RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: TURIN, ITALY (NOVEMBER 13, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only. No resales. No monetisation.) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATP FINALS SEMI-FINALIST, CARLOS ALCARAZ, SAYING: “The match was, really important for me, playing for the number one and ending number one. So, it wasn't easy at the beginning with the nerves. I knew that I was going to play most of the first set with those nerves, which I had to be focused. I tried to handle that pressure, those nerves, as best as I could. So, I'm just really, really happy with the match, with the level that I played today, and obviously, to be able to end the year as number one.” 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATP FINALS SEMI-FINALIST, CARLOS ALCARAZ, SAYING: “I mean, this tournament is really, really important for me. I’m just excited about qualifying to the semi-final, giving myself the chance to play another semi-final here and hopefully get into the final. So, we will see. I would say part of the job is done, the rest of the job is still going. So, I'm excited to keep going.” / END OF COURTSIDE INTERVIEW 4. ALCARAZ ENTERING PRESS CONFERENCE AND TAKING A QUESTION AND ANSWERING / (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATP FINALS SEMI-FINALIST, CARLOS ALCARAZ, ON SECURING BEING WORLD NUMBER ONE AT END OF YEAR, SAYING: “Well, it's a great achievement. It was a goal to end the year as number one. Yeah, after getting the win in this match, and knowing that, I achieved my goal of the year, it means a lot. I think I've been playing great tennis. So, excited about, keeping it going. And I'm playing a semi-final here in the ATP Finals.” STORY: Carlos Alcaraz clinched the year-end world number one ranking and secured top spot in the Jimmy Connors Group with a 6-4 6-1 win over Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Finals on Thursday (November 13), a result that also sent Alex De Minaur into the semi-finals following his victory over Taylor Fritz. The Spaniard downed two Italians with one strike, eliminating Musetti from the season-ending championships and railroading Jannik Sinner's hopes of regaining top spot in the rankings despite a far from stellar performance in his third round-robin win from three. "The match was really important for me, playing for year-end number one," Alcaraz said. "It wasn't easy at the beginning with the nerves. I tried to handle that pressure the best I could, so I'm just really happy with the level I played and to be able to end the year as the number one." Alcaraz, who previously ended the year at top spot in 2022, has had the best season of his career, reaching the final of three Grand Slams, winning the French and U.S. Open and losing the Wimbledon decider, facing Sinner on all three occasions. The 22-year-old, who won eight titles in total this season, remains on course to win his first ATP Finals. Alcaraz and Sinner could well do battle one final time this year, with the Italian already into the other semi-final as winner of the Bjorn Borg Group before his final round-robin match against Ben Shelton on Friday. "This tournament is really important for me," added Alcaraz, who will face either Alexander Zverev or Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last four. "I'm excited about qualifying for the semi-finals and hopefully getting to the final. We will see, part of the job is done, but I'm excited to keep going." (Production: Kurt Michael Hall)
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