Jannik Sinner beat 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 that stretches back to the 2023 Davis Cup Finals.
The win lifted the Italian 250 points above Alcaraz in the rankings before the season-ending ATP Finals begin on 9 November.
Sinner’s victory ensures the race for the year-end world number one ranking will go to the final tournament of the season – a fitting end to a year where his rivalry with Alcaraz has reached stratospheric heights.
The pair have won the past eight Grand Slam tournaments between them 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-ranked German’s points total (5,560).
“It was such an intense final and we both knew what was on the line,” four-time major champion Sinner said.
“From my side, I am extremely happy. We have tried to work on things and seeing this kind of result makes me incredibly happy.
“It has been an amazing year, no matter what comes now in Turin.”
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