Overview
- Jannik Sinner beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-3 to make the Paris Masters semi-finals and will face Alexander Zverev, with the title required to reclaim world No. 1.
- The win pushed Sinner’s indoor hard-court streak to 24 matches as he continues to manage fatigue late in the season.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime routed Valentin Vacherot 6-2, 6-2, ending the Monegasque’s 10-match Masters run and moving to within 90 points of Musetti in the Race to Turin.
- Alexander Bublik outlasted Alex de Minaur 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 to reach his first Masters 1000 semi-final and will face Auger-Aliassime next.
- Seven players have qualified for the ATP Finals, Musetti currently holds the eighth spot, and Bublik is aiming to secure an alternate position while Auger-Aliassime pursues direct qualification.