With the Italian finishing 2025 at No. 8, there's still been at least one one-handed backhand in every year-end Top 10 in ATP rankings history, which dates back to 1973.

The 34-year-old earlier won his first singles match since Wimbledon and played doubles with the retiring Nicolas Mahut.

The Frenchman, winner of five doubles majors and one half of the longest tennis battle in history, played his final match Tuesday alongside Dimitrov.