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 24-year-old 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).
Sinner, who will have more points to defend than Alcaraz at the Finals after lifting the title last year, said: “It’s not only in my hands, but I’m of course happy [to return to number one].
“The goal was to go day by day, trying to maximise my potential, which I have done.
“Now we recharge and hopefully be as ready as possible for Turin.”
