Sinner triumphs in Paris to regain top ranking

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Jannik Sinner

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.”

Sinner’s 65-week reign as world number one was ended by Alcaraz when he lost to the Spaniard in September’s US Open final.

But he regained top spot in style by conceding the fewest games on route to the Paris title since the event switched to hard courts in 2007.