But Alcaraz, having not played in Vienna, will lose 100 points from his total after he reached the last 16 at last year’s Paris Masters.<\/p>\n
Sinner will not discard any points because he did not play in Paris last year, and as a result could pick up 1000 with victory in the French capital.<\/p>\n
To overtake Alcaraz in the rankings, then, Sinner must win the Paris Masters and the Spaniard must progress no further than the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
If Alcaraz makes it to the last four, he will retain his place as the world No. 1 for the time being.<\/p>\n
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‘I had to heal’ – Alcaraz on managing his body ahead of Paris Masters <\/p>\n
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But even if Sinner does leapfrog his rival, it could only be temporary. He has 1500 points to defend at next month’s Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> in Turin, having won the tournament last year, while Alcaraz has just 200 to discard.<\/p>\n That means the latter could be back to world No. 1 after Turin regardless of the outcome in Paris.<\/p>\n Still, there is clear motivation for Sinner to usurp Alcaraz at the final ATP 1000 Masters event of the year.<\/p>\n The pair have traded blows in a fierce rivalry throughout 2025, meeting in three of the four Grand Slam finals, with memorable battles at the French Open<\/a>, Wimbledon<\/a> and US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alcaraz prevailed at Roland-Garros and Flushing Meadows, while Sinner won a first Wimbledon title.<\/p>\n Watch memorable moment Alcaraz wins French Open after incredible Championship tie-break<\/p>\n Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n Sinner, though, is yet to win an ATP 1000 Masters tournament this year. Alcaraz has three: the Monte-Carlo Masters, Italian Open and Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n The South Tyrol native heads to Paris in strong form, though, after overcoming Zverev in Austria in a match that required him to “stick in there mentally”.<\/p>\n “It feels amazing,” an exhausted Sinner said after winning 3-6 6-3 7-5. “It was such a difficult start in the final for me. Down a break… I had some chances in the first set, couldn’t use them.<\/p>\n “He was serving very, very well. I tried to stick in there mentally. Trying to play my best tennis when it counts. Third set was a bit of a rollercoaster. I was feeling very well the ball at times. I tried to push. I’m very happy to win another title. It\u2019s very special.” <\/p>\n He added: “The most important is trying to not give up. Trying to stay there. Trying to see what the situation is. I just tried to make the right choices at the right time.<\/p>\n “I think that was the key today. Serving well, saving energy in my service games was important too. It was a very great performance from me, but I feel like it was from both sides.”<\/p>\n![\"picture\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-121f238c-b3af-4c8f-a0cd-e74fb852264e-85-2560-1440.jpeg\")
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