Tennis-Alcaraz admits he is happy to face Musetti rather than Djokovic

Tennis - ATP Finals - Turin - Palasport Olimpico, Turin, Italy - November 9, 2025 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning his group stage match against Australia's Alex de Minaur REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) -Carlos Alcaraz is relieved to be facing Italian Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Finals rather than tackling seven-times champion Novak Djokovic, the Spanish top seed said after winning his opening round-robin match.

Alcaraz had lost his first match at his two previous appearances at the season-ending championships, but put that behind him with a 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Australian Alex de Minaur, with matches against Musetti and American Taylor Fritz to come.