Italy's Jannik Sinner returns to Germany's Alexander Zverev during a semifinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament in Paris, November 1, 2025. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP
Jannik Sinner moved to within one win of reclaiming the world number one ranking with a 6-0, 6-1 dismantling of Alexander Zverev in the Paris Masters semi-finals on Saturday, November 1, setting up a final clash with Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Italian raced to remarkable thrashing of reigning champion Zverev at La Défense Arena in just 61 minutes.
Sinner will replace rival Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the rankings with victory over Auger-Aliassime on Sunday. Canada's Auger-Aliassime reached the second Masters 1000 final of his career by beating in-form Kazakh Alexander Bublik in the first semi-final.
Sinner and Auger-Aliassime have split their four previous meetings, although the world number two has won the past two including in this year's US Open semi-finals. "It's always good to play him," Auger-Aliassime said of facing Sinner. "I feel like he pushes players to be very, very disciplined tactically and to execute their game, you know, almost perfectly in order to win."
Four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner is now on a 25-match winning streak on indoor hard courts. He is targeting his fifth title of the season after last weekend adding the Vienna Open trophy to his Australian Open, Wimbledon and China Open triumphs from earlier in the year.
