Sinner or Alcaraz, who will be the last stumbling block to each other's Rome Masters tribulation?

Tonight at 11 o'clockThe final of the Rome Masters will be staged against the world's top two players: world No. 1 and Italian newcomer Wang Sinner and Spanish all-round fighter Alcaraz, who is ranked second in the world at the moment. For the Rome Masters, both men will be aiming to win the 2025 French Open and gain more psychological advantage for Roland Garros' final possible summit showdown. So, Sinner and Alcaraz, who will be the last stumbling block to each other's Rome Masters victory?

After a three-month ban, Sinner made a comeback at the Rome Masters on home soil for the final warm-up for the 2025 French Open. After three months away from the tour, although Sinner has been training hard, after all, the intensity of training cannot be compared to the intensity of the tour, so before the Rome Masters, fans still have some doubts about Sinner's competitive state. However, Sinner used one game after another to announce to fans and opponents: not only is Sinner back, but the seemingly invincible Sinner is back! Time and time again, Sinner used robot-like offense and defense, like a computer-designed hitting line and landing point, to repel five opponents and conquer hundreds of millions of fans.

In the 1/8 finals of the Rome Masters, Sinner defeated Argentina's top player and clay master Ver Cerundolo, who had defeated him twice, in two sets (the most recent was the 1/8 finals of the 2023 Rome Masters). In the quarterfinals, Sinner used a disparity of 6:0 6:1 to wantonly destroy the Norwegian Light Ruud, who had just won the first Masters championship in his career at the Madrid Masters, showing a strong and terrifying competitiveness. In the semi-finals, Sinner overcame the dilemma of fluctuating form in the first set and quickly losing with a score of 1:6, and quickly adjusted his form in the second two sets, defeating American Private Paul with a score of 6:0 6:3. Sinner's champion temperament and mental strength that are not arrogant in good times and not discouraged in adversity are impressive, and even more difficult to overcome!

And Alcaraz is no exception! After returning from injury after a three-week absence, and suffering from a cold, Alcaraz cautiously played at the Rome Masters. After successive victories over two Serbian players, Lajovic and Djere, Alcaraz recovered well from his injury, and was able to concentrate on the game without feeling any pain in any part of his body.

In the 1/8 finals of the Rome Masters, the touchstone of the Russian Thor Khachanov, who won the championship at the 2018 Paris Masters, tested that Atletico Alcaraz is in good shape and can gnaw hard bones and win tough battles. In the quarter-finals, facing the menacing world No. 5 and British left-hander Draper, Alcaraz used him as a whetstone to further improve his form, defeating his opponent in two sets, completing the sweet revenge of Draper, who was finally won in the semifinals of this season's Indian Wells Masters. In the semi-finals, Alcaraz defeated the Italian single-reflex genius Musetti in two sets after defeating Italian single-reflex genius Musetti in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters, and once again defeated Musetti, who had just broken into the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time before the Rome Masters, making his opponent once again a stepping stone for him to advance to the final of the Rome Masters.

The two in-form, self-confident and powerful sons of heaven and lifelong rivals, Sinner and Alcaraz, met for the 11th time in their careers in the final of the Rome Masters. In the previous ten meetings, Alcaraz led Sinner with six wins and four losses, occupying a clear psychological advantage. Especially in the last three meetings last year, Alcaraz won three consecutive victories against Sinner, and the competitiveness is self-evident.

In the semifinals of last year's Indian Wells Masters, Alcaraz defeated Sinner, who won two titles (Australian Open and ATP 500 Rotterdam) and 16 consecutive wins; In the semifinals of the French Open, Alcaraz defeated the instant world No. 1 Sinner, and finally won the first Musketeer Cup and the third Grand Slam championship in his career; In the ATP 500 China Open final, Alcaraz defeated Sinner for the third time in a row, while taking sweet revenge for the loss in the semifinals of the 2023 China Open, ending Sinner's 15-game winning streak since losing to Russian Tsar Medvedev in the 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinals, and making the world No. 1 Sinner bitterly swallow a wave of three consecutive defeats against Alcaraz.

It was after the defeat in the final of last year's China Open that Sinner started again, overcoming obstacles and frequent successes. As of the semi-finals of this year's Rome Masters, world No. 1 Sinner has won 26 consecutive games across the season, and Sinner has not been able to appear on the tour during the three-month ban. Through this wave of 26 consecutive wins across the season, Sinner won the Shanghai Masters, the year-end finals, the Davis Cup and the Australian Open. The world's No. 1 Sinner, who has been in the limelight for a while, seems to be invincible, and winning the championship is like picking up something.

Tonight at 11 o'clock, the final of the Rome Masters, Sinner and Alcaraz, the gods fight, and the peak showdown. Who will be the last stumbling block to the opponent's Rome Masters? I'm waiting for the fans, wait and see!

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Colorful Bean Powder)