Overview
- Jannik Sinner beat Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-1 on the indoor hard courts at Paris’s La Défense Arena to reach the quarterfinals.
- Ben Shelton awaits in the last eight after defeating Andrey Rublev 7-6 (6), 6-3 earlier in the day.
- Sinner said he felt fatigued and emphasized that physical recovery comes first ahead of his next match.
- Winning the Paris Masters would return Sinner to world No. 1, raising the stakes for the closing rounds.
- Shelton’s win clinched his ATP Finals berth, joining Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur, while other spots remain in play and Djokovic has signaled he could skip Turin if not fully recovered.