Jannik Sinner has the chance to regain world number 1 from Carlos Alcaraz during the Rolex Paris Masters this week.
Alcaraz took over his rival’s spot after winning the US Open and has held it ever since. The Italian can return the favor at the final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season… at least for now.
Sinner must win the title to have a chance of returning to world number 1 next Monday. If the 24-year-old lifts the trophy and Alcaraz does not reach the semi-finals, number 1 will change hands.
PIF ATP Live Rankings (entry into Paris)
Result Paris | Carlos Alcaraz | Jannik Sinner |
R32 | 11,250 | 10,510 |
R16 | 11,340 | 10,600 |
QF | 11,440 | 10,700 |
SF | 11,640 | 10,900 |
Finalist | 11,890 | 11,150 |
Champion | 12,240 | 11,500 |
If Sinner doesn’t claim his first Masters 1000 title of the season, he has no chance of returning to No. 1. Alcaraz can guarantee he will retain No. 1 by advancing to the semifinals.
Whatever happens this week, Alcaraz remains firmly in control of the battle for ATP year-end number 1 presented by PIF awards. The Spaniard currently leads the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, a barometer of the battle towards the end of the year, with 2,040 points.
Sinner, whose first opponent in France will be Zizou Bergs, needs to get within 1,750 points by the end of the Rolex Paris Masters to have any chance of a second No. 1 ranking at the end of the year. There are ATP 250 events in Athens and Metz, which Alcaraz and Sinner did not participate in, and then the Nitto ATP Finals, where an undefeated champion would earn 1,500 points.
Alcaraz starts his tournament on Tuesday when he takes on Cameron Norrie in the second round.
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