The prize money for this year’s ATP Finals winner is a whomping $5.07M. The strong contender to bag the prize money is the current No. 1 seed, Carlos Alcaraz. Despite the prize money a pretty much a guarantee, the Spaniard is not ready to move out of his family’s house.

Currently, Alcaraz is living with his family. Something that he is truly enjoying. Thus is not ready to purchase a new home even with the $5M prize money in his grasp. “It’s true that my older brother Álvaro has already moved out. But since I spend so little time at home, every time I’m back, I love being with my family. My mom misses me and still wants me at home,” Alcaraz said while speaking to Mundo Deportivo.

He also shared that his mother’s culinary skills and his father’s support (a former director at the local tennis club) are two of the main reasons for him not being willing to leave their family home.

Well, Carlos Alcaraz also spoke about the parent-child relationship. He revealed, “When I get home, I’m the same Carlos as always—not the tennis player, not the world No.1, none of that. At home, there are rules, and they want the best for me. Sometimes they don’t set a curfew anymore, but they still tell me: Don’t come back late, do this, do that. And when I don’t follow through, they scold me.”

He claims that being at home brings an extra amount of peace to him. It gives him the calmness that he needs to keep travelling all year long. Different players have different methods of managing the heavy workload that is added along these hectic schedules, and Alcaraz has certainly figured out his own. But amid all these, it’s now time to wrap up a successful season in an emphatic manner for the Spaniard. One mission is already accomplished! Can he secure the next one?

Carlos Alcaraz says Jannik Sinner is a ‘Necessary rival’

A season-long chase that pushed both Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to their limits has finally come to an end with the Spaniard’s 6-4, 6-1 victory over Lorenzo Musetti in the final group stage match of the ATP Finals. With this win, Alcaraz has not only entered the semifinals, remaining undefeated in the competition, but also secured his world number one crown for the second time in his career.

Previously, during the interview with Mundo Deportivo, he was asked if Sinner is a “necessary rival“ for him. In reply to that, he said, “He’s necessary for me, for tennis, and for sport. Everything he does, everything he generates. For me, he’s essential because competing against him all year forces me to give my best—and pushes my team to give 100 percent. I’m grateful he’s there making me a better player.“ Now, after securing his year-end world number one crown, he yet again spoke about how overwhelmed he was with this close chase with the Italian.

“To be honest, at the beginning of the year, I saw the #1 really far away. Jannik being there winning almost every tournament he plays. From the middle of the season til now, I set a goal for #1 because I thought it was there. I had a chance to play great tennis in a lot of tournaments in a row to put myself closer to Jannik for the #1. In the last 3 or 4 tournaments of the year, fighting toe-to-toe with Jannik for this spot, and finally I got it,“ said Carlos Alcaraz in his post-match interview.

But he doesn’t want to stop here. Alcaraz claims that only a part of the job is done. Now, his goal is to win the ATP Finals. Next up for him in the semis will be either Alexander Zverev or Félix Auger-Aliassime. Can Alcaraz give his family another chance to celebrate a big moment in 2025?