Sinner in Paris final to return to number one
Jannik beats Sascha Zverev in the semifinals in the last Thousand of the year: tomorrow is Auger-Aliassime, in case of victory the South Tyrolean would overtake Alcaraz and return to the top of the ranking
Less than a week after his triumph in Vienna, Jannik Sinner beats Sascha Zverev again, this time in the semifinals in Paris, 6-0, 6-1 : tomorrow at 3 p.m., the last act awaits him against Félix Auger-Aliassime (who defeated Alexander Bublik in the afternoon). Should he win against the Canadian, Sinner would return to the top of the Atp rankings, overtaking Carlos Alcaraz who - to the general astonishment - was eliminated in the first round in Paris, beaten by Cameron Norrie at the end of a match in which the Spaniard did everything wrong.
Jannik played with focus and concreteness against a Zverev bent over by the fatigue of the quarters snatched from Daniil Medvedev (to whom he had also annulled two match points). The match lasted an hour and two minutes, with the German (world number three) stiff, unable to hold the exchange and increasingly challenged at every change of court. Practically a 'non-match'. Nothing to do with the battle six days ago in Vienna, when Sinner won in a comeback 3-5, 6-3, 7-5, a very tough match of great intensity.
The victory in Austria, the fourth tournament conquered in a year in which the South Tyrolean has been three months away from the circuit, and the final reached for the first time in the Thousand in Paris give the Italian a boost for the Atp Finals in Turin, where he is the defending champion. The last competition of the season awards the title of 'Master' among the best eight tennis players and will be played from 9 to 16 November. Lorenzo Musetti's qualification in the eight, jeopardised by the false step in Paris (where he was eliminated by Lorenzo Sonego) and the final reached by Auger-Aliassime, is not yet ruled out. The Carrarino will play next week the 250 tournament in Athens to recover useful points. Who knows.
