{"id":258651,"date":"2025-11-03T11:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T11:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/258651\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T11:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T11:02:23","slug":"auger-aliassime-falls-to-sinner-in-paris-masters-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/258651\/","title":{"rendered":"Auger-Aliassime falls to Sinner in Paris Masters final"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Italy’s Jannik Sinner with the Paris Masters trophy after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in Paris on Sunday.DIMITAR DILKOFF\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in men\u2019s tennis after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the Paris Masters final on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The four-time Grand Slam champion from Italy replaced six-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz at the top as he extended his indoor winning streak to 26 matches, following up victory in Vienna last Sunday with his first Paris title.<\/p>\n

The ninth-seeded Auger-Aliassime needed to win the tournament at La D\u00e9fense Arena to clinch the eighth and final spot for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, Italy.<\/p>\n

But Sinner did not concede a break point chance in the match and won the tournament without dropping a set.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s huge, honestly. It was such an intense final here and we both knew what\u2019s on the line,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cFor him it\u2019s a very tough and difficult spot but from my side I\u2019m extremely happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner beat Auger-Aliassime for the third straight time \u2013 including in the semi-finals at this year\u2019s U.S. Open \u2013 and now leads the Canadian 3-2 in head-to-heads.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was serving extremely well,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cYou have to use your small chances well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime is one of the most consistent players indoors but overall he was unable to trouble Sinner in a one-sided contest which saw Sinner at his clinical best as he won his fifth title of the year and 23rd of his career.<\/p>\n

Sinner won on his first match point with a crisp two-handed backhand down the line, tilted his head back and raised his arms. He then patted his heart as he waved his racket to the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past couple of months have been amazing. We tried to work on things, tying to improve as a player and seeing this kind of result makes me extremely happy,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cIt has been an amazing year no matter what comes in Turin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Auger-Aliassime had more aces \u2013 eight compared to six \u2013 Sinner won 91 per cent of first-serve points compared to 81 for his opponent.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything was on the quality of his serve,\u201d Auger-Aliassime said. \u201cHats off to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime, who has won titles this year in Adelaide, Montpellier and Brussels, received a time violation warning from chair umpire Nacho Forcadell when serving at 30-30 in the ninth game of the second set.<\/p>\n

At the changeover, Auger-Aliassime stood and questioned Forcadell, who told him he should have been ready.<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime disagreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was ready to receive the balls, I didn\u2019t have the balls [from the ball kids],\u201d he said. \u201cIf I don\u2019t have the balls, how can I get ready to serve? I didn\u2019t have one ball in my hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime then sat down and muttered to Forcadell: \u201cYou\u2019re not serious. You\u2019re really not serious, you\u2019re really, really not serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner served out the first set, clinching it with a whipped forehand winner at the net when his opponent\u2019s drop shot sat up invitingly.<\/p>\n

There was a brief glimpse of hope for Auger-Aliassime when he was 5-4 up and took Sinner to deuce on his serve in the 10th game.<\/p>\n

But an unforced error \u2013 a loose forehand long \u2013 let the Italian off. Sinner followed up with a love hold, featuring one exquisite drop shot followed by a clinical lob.<\/p>\n

After the defeat, Auger-Aliassime sat on his chair for a few moments with his head bowed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was difficult having to sit there rethinking a few points, having to accept that the match is over,\u201d he said. \u201cI wish I didn\u2019t make those mistakes to start the match with, I can\u2019t give him that at the level he plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beating Sinner is a massive challenge indoors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no weather conditions that can impact the court, it\u2019s hard,\u201d Auger-Aliassime said. \u201cHe\u2019s so balanced and so well-poised in his defence. On his return game, he\u2019s balanced everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

He still has a chance of reaching Turin and is vying with Italian Lorenzo Musetti. Both will be in action at ATP 250 tournaments, with Musetti playing in Athens and Auger-Aliassime the top seed in Metz, France.<\/p>\n

Next up for Sinner?<\/p>\n

\u201cI will take a couple of days off. It\u2019s very important now for the body but also for the mind,\u201d the 24-year-old said. \u201cRecharge and hopefully be as ready as possible then for Turin.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Italy’s Jannik Sinner with the Paris Masters trophy after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,2922,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-258651","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-noastack","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}