Jannik Sinner beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final of the Paris indoor tournament, he won his fifth title of 2025 and he came back at the top of the world rankingsbypassing Carlos Alcarazwho went out in his debut match in the French capital.
In today final act of the “Rolex Paris Masters”the last ATP 1000 of the season, played on the hard courts of “La Defense Arena”, the Italian tennis player, number two seeded, defeated the Canadian, number 10 in the international ranking and ninth strength in the draw, with a score of 6-4 7-6 (4). Sinner appeared in great physical condition, dominating Auger Aliassime, who is now fighting with Lorenzo Musetti for the eighth and final place in the ATP Finals in Turin.
The Canadian now has a 160 point lead over the Tuscan in the live Race standings. Both will be on the field next week: Auger Aliassime in Metz and Musetti in Athens. Sinner, on the other hand, is “resting” and will enter the Finals as number 1 in the world rankings and in top form.
Today the South Tyrolean won the 23rd title of his career, out of 32 finals played (9 of which in this calendar year). For the Canadian, however, it was the twentieth final on the major circuit (8 titles on the board), the fifth of 2025 (in which he triumphed three times). Auger Aliassime’s dream of buying a ticket to Turin in advance has faded, which would have happened in the event of success against Sinner.
Sinner, thanks to my team, always pushes me to the limit
“First of all I congratulate Felix. You had a great week and you are one of the best people on the circuit. Then I want to thank my team, who always push me to the limit. We always try to improve and at this level it is not easy. It is an honor to be awarded by Yannick Noah. Here in Paris we tennis players always feel at home. The crowd was fantastic. See you next year.” As Jannik Sinnerduring the awards ceremony, after the success against Felix Auger Aliassime in the final of the indoor tournament in Paris. A victory thanks to which the Italian returned to the top of the world rankings.
“It was an incredible tournament. We arrived here with a few doubts but I wanted to play here in Paris. This victory means a lot to me and to my staff. Regardless of how it goes in Turin, we are very happy with how the season went”, said Sinner again, speaking to Sky Sport. “Being one again is an incredible result. Let’s hope for Italy that Lorenzo Musetti will also be in Turin. Having two Italians at the Finals would be wonderful. I’m very happy to be number one in the world again, even if we don’t know for how long”, concluded the Italian.