Imperious Sinner Triumphs In Paris To Regain World Number One Ranking

Jannik Sinner hit Felix Auger-Aliassime to triumph his first Paris Masters title and reclaim nan world number 1 ranking from rival Carlos Alcaraz.

Sinner's 6-4 7-6 (7-4) triumph complete nan Canadian extended his winning streak connected indoor difficult courts to 26 matches - a tally that stretches backmost to nan 2023 Davis Cup Finals.

The triumph lifted nan Italian 250 points supra Alcaraz successful nan rankings earlier nan season-ending ATP Finals statesman connected 9 November.

Sinner's triumph ensures nan title for nan year-end world number 1 ranking will spell to nan last tourney of nan play - a fitting extremity to a twelvemonth wherever his rivalry pinch Alcaraz has reached stratospheric heights.

The brace person won nan past 8 Grand Slam tournaments betwixt them and stay connected a different level to nan remainder of nan men's tour.

Such is their power that nan spread betwixt second-placed Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev (5,690) is greater than nan third-ranked German's points full (5,560).

"It was specified an aggravated last and we some knew what was connected nan line," four-time awesome champion Sinner said.

"From my side, I americium highly happy. We person tried to activity connected things and seeing this benignant of consequence makes maine incredibly happy.

"It has been an astonishing year, nary matter what comes now successful Turin."

Sinner's 65-week reign arsenic world number 1 was ended by Alcaraz erstwhile he mislaid to nan Spaniard successful September's US Open final.

But he regained apical spot successful style by conceding nan fewest games connected way to nan Paris title since nan arena switched to difficult courts successful 2007.

The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion dropped only 3 points crossed his 5 work games and was wholly untroubled connected his measurement to capturing nan first set.

Sinner won 93% of points connected his first service successful nan opener and was ascendant successful nan rallies, winning 17 of 25 points from nan baseline.

Auger-Aliassime raised his level, redeeming aggregate break points successful nan 2nd group earlier edging 4-3 ahead, but Sinner continued to starve his force of opportunities.

Despite concisely appearing to struggle physically, Sinner levelled astatine 5-5 aft being taken to deuce for nan first clip while serving to enactment successful nan set, and some players held retired for a tie-break.

Producing conscionable 3 unforced errors passim a hard-fought 2nd set, a azygous mini-break proved capable for Sinner, who took his first title constituent to assistance nan tournament's unsocial tree-shaped trophy for nan first time.

In nan doubles final, Briton Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara defeated British brace Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 6-3 6-4 to declare their first ATP Masters 1000 title together.

Speaking aft beating Cash and Glasspool for nan first clip successful 5 meetings this season, Patten said: "We are 2 very happy happy boys. Julian and Lloyd are nan champion brace successful nan world correct now."

Alfie Hewett besides hit chap Briton Gordon Reid 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-0 to triumph nan inaugural wheelchair men's singles title successful Paris.

It is Hewett's sixth singles title of nan twelvemonth and 70th title of his career, and he will partner Reid successful nan wheelchair men's doubles last later connected Sunday.