Jannik Sinner defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime to win his first Paris Masters title and reclaim the world number one ranking from rival Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner’s 6-4 7-6 (7-4) victory over the Canadian extended his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 26 matches – a run dating back to the 2023 Davis Cup final.
The victory lifted the 24-year-old Italian 250 points above Alcaraz in the rankings before the season-ending ATP Finals start on November 9.
Sinner’s victory takes the race for world number one at the end of the year to the season’s final tournament – a fitting end to a year in which his rivalry with Alcaraz has reached stratospheric heights.
The pair have won the past eight Grand Slam tournaments together and remain on a different level to the rest of the men’s tour.
Such is their dominance that the gap between second-placed Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev (5,690) is greater than the third-placed German’s points total (5,560).
Sinner, who will have more points to defend than Alcaraz in the final after winning the title last year, said: “It’s not only in my hands, but of course I’m happy [to return to number one].
“The goal was to go further every day and maximize my potential, which I did.
“Now we are charging and hopefully we are as ready as possible for Turin.”
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