Carlos Alcaraz beats out Jannik Sinner to number one spot after the Spaniard defeated Lorenzo Musetti in Turin, Italy.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, a result that also sent Alex De Minaur into the semifinals 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 world rankings despite a far from stellar performance in his third round-robin win from three.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“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 the top spot in 2022, has had the best season of his career, reaching the final of three Grand Slams, winning the French and US 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 after overcoming a brave Musetti performance, where Alcaraz broke at 5-4 up in the first set befor …
