Jannik Sinner beat Felix Auger-Aliassime to win his first Paris Masters title and reclaim the world primary rating from rival Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner’s 6-4 7-6 (7-4) victory over the Canadian prolonged his profitable streak on indoor laborious courts to 26 matches – a run that stretches again to the 2023 Davis Cup Finals.
The win lifted the 24-year-old Italian 250 factors above Alcaraz within the rankings earlier than the season-ending ATP Finals start on 9 November.
Sinner’s victory ensures the race for the year-end world primary rating will go to the ultimate event of the season – a becoming finish to a yr the place his rivalry with Alcaraz has reached stratospheric heights.
The pair have gained the previous eight Grand Slam tournaments between them and stay on a distinct degree to the remainder of the boys’s tour.
Such is their dominance that the hole between second-placed Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev (5,690) is bigger than the third-ranked German’s factors complete (5,560).
Sinner, who could have extra factors to defend than Alcaraz on the Finals after lifting the title final yr, mentioned: “It isn’t solely in my arms, however I am after all completely happy [to return to number one].
“The aim was to go daily, making an attempt to maximise my potential, which I’ve executed.
“Now we recharge and hopefully be as prepared as attainable for Turin.”
