Overview
- Sinner beat Felix Auger‑Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in 1h52 to claim his first Paris Masters title at La Défense Arena.
- The victory lifts the Italian back to world No. 1 seven weeks after Carlos Alcaraz ended his 65‑week stint at the top.
- Across five matches in Paris, Sinner dropped only 19 games as he secured the fifth Masters 1000 trophy of his career.
- Auger‑Aliassime rises to eighth in the ATP Finals race, 90 points ahead of Lorenzo Musetti, and will try to seal qualification in Metz while Musetti plays Athens.
- Sinner’s path included a 6-0, 6-1 semifinal over an exhausted Alexander Zverev, who was coming off a draining win against Daniil Medvedev.