Follow us on Google Discover Jannik Sinner has already been corrected over comments he made relating to Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Masters.
Sinner beat Alexander Zverev to win the Vienna Open last week, which was his fourth title of the season and 22nd overall.
The Italian was even able to do this despite having a concern, with Steve Johnson discussing the ‘weird’ thing that keeps happening to Sinner.
This concern does not appear to be too serious, and Sinner is now the highest ranked player remaining at the Paris Masters.
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As a result of reaching the final of the Vienna Open, both Sinner and Zverev are yet to play their first matches at the Paris Masters.
When speaking in his pre-tournament press conference ahead of the Paris Masters, Sinner was asked about the importance of becoming world number one at the end of the season.
Alcaraz has been world number one since beating Sinner in the US Open final, ending the Italian’s 65 week reign at the top of the ATP rankings.
Despite it still being a possibility to return to world number one this year, Sinner claimed that it was not in his hands and he would not be thinking about it until 2026.
“No, it’s impossible,” said Sinner. “Honestly, I’m not thinking about this at the moment. It’s going to be a goal for next year. This year it’s not in my hands. Let’s say it like this.
“But considering how the whole year went, you know, we have achieved some incredible things. Now I just want to finish the season the best possible way. If I can do something great, amazing. If not, I did something great already this year.
“I will try, for me as also last year was, December is going to be a very important month for me, because I feel like we can make a lot of changes and a lot of work there. Also getting ready for the next season and the beginning of the season, I know how important it is for me for many scenarios.
“So let’s see what I can achieve and do there, but I’m relaxed. You know, I’m very happy what I did this year, and then we see what’s coming. And that’s it.”
However, after Alcaraz was beaten by Cameron Norrie in his opening match, the world number one ranking is now very much in Sinner’s hands.
How can Jannik Sinner become world number one at the Paris Masters?
Alcaraz’s defeat means that Sinner now has full control over his destiny to return to the world number one ranking.
However, there is only one way that he can do this, with Sinner needing to go all the way to winning the title to reclaim top spot.
This is something that he has never done at the Paris Masters before, which is by far Sinner’s worst ATP 1000 tournament.
Paris Masters 2025Jannik Sinner’s ranking point totalSecond Round10,510Third Round10,600Quarterfinals10,700Semifinals10,900Final11,150Champion11,500 (Would become world number one)
While Sinner can become world number one again in Paris, it still seems unlikely that he will finish the year as world number one.
After winning the ATP Finals last year, Sinner still has 1,500 ranking points to defend this year, while Alcaraz only has 200 more points coming off his ranking.
Before he can even think about the ATP Finals, Sinner will begin his Paris Masters campaign against Zizou Bergs.