Overview
- Jannik Sinner crushed Alexander Zverev 6-0, 6-1 in 61 minutes to reach his first Paris Masters final and extend his indoor hard-court winning streak to 25.
- A win in the final would see Sinner overtake Carlos Alcaraz for the top ranking, with the year-end No. 1 to be decided at the ATP Finals in Turin.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Alexander Bublik 7-6 (3), 6-4, rallying from 1-4 down in the second set after a first set without a break point.
- Auger-Aliassime leapfrogged Lorenzo Musetti into eighth in the Race to Turin and would secure the last ATP Finals berth by lifting the Paris title.
- Sinner and Auger-Aliassime are tied 2-2 head-to-head, with Sinner winning the past two meetings, and the Italian has noted he is managing fatigue and not at full fitness.