"From the dominance of superstars Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, to the continued emergence of players like Amanda Anisimova and Ben Shelton and the return to the top of Naomi Osaka, this season truly had something for everyone. Alcaraz and Sinner all but ran the ATP -- the pair split all four of the major titles -- but there was considerably more parity among the elite women of the WTA Tour."
"The 2025 ATP season was defined almost exclusively by two men and their rivalry: Alcaraz and Sinner. And while those two set themselves apart from everyone else -- more points separate No. 2 Sinner from No. 3 Alexander Zverev (6,340) than distance Zverev from the 1,000th-ranked player (5,145) in the world -- very little differentiated the Big Two from one another."
The 2025 professional tennis season featured dominance from Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka alongside rising talents and comebacks such as Amanda Anisimova, Ben Shelton and Naomi Osaka. Alcaraz and Sinner split the four major titles, with Alcaraz winning the French Open and the US Open and finishing the year at No. 1, while Sinner captured the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the ATP Finals. The WTA displayed notable parity as four different players—Madison Keys, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka—won Grand Slams. ESPN voters Chris Evert, Sam Querrey and Pam Shriver assessed Players of the Year, ultimately giving Alcaraz a slight edge over Sinner after close consideration.
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