Sincaraz, Indoor Royalty & a Davis Cup Send-Off

The ATP Finals in Turin are officially in the books, and yes… the Sincaraz final we all predicted actually delivered. Anastasia breaks down how we got there: Ben Shelton’s muted week, Taylor Fritz’s quietly excellent season, Alex de Minaur’s redemption arc, Lorenzo Musetti’s hometown surge, and Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rise back into the top five.

She also digs into Alexander Zverev and the “Lost Boys” generation, why Sinner’s indoor dominance is starting to feel inevitable, and how the doubles event turned into a sunglasses-fuelled fashion show before ending with a statement win for Patten & Heliovaara.

Then it’s a mini Davis Cup preview (hello Bologna), a look at the United Cup draw, and a few must-listen tennis recs—from Andy Murray’s hilarious interview on The Ramesh Ranganathan Show to the Player Box pod’s behind-the-scenes WTA Finals stories—plus news of Ons Jabeur’s baby.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:55 ATP Finals Review

02:18 Player Performances

08:39 Zverev

11:27 FAA

16:19 Sincaraz

22:28 Doubles Matches

30:43 Davis Cup Preview

33:38 Tennis News

Links:

• FAA Press Conference - https://youtu.be/mExNSX4WtCU?si=9cTAn4tTlzVPcfy1&t=87 
• Sinner Indoor Stat - https://x.com/universtennis/status/1990141713235444042?s=46&t=34KFRaMxpc-93mq_1EOI7A
• Sunglasses walk out video - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DREz80HjE8A/?igsh=MWthdG54ZGd6ZjA5ZQ==
• Vavassori instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andrevavassori?igsh=dDllampoNGhwaWdl
• United Cup draw - https://www.unitedcup.com/en/media/news/united-cup-2026-draw-revealed 

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