Sinner claims his first Paris Masters crown and a return to world number one

Jannik Sinner claimed the Paris Masters 1000 crown for the first time on Sunday following a straight sets win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.

The 24-year-old triumphed 6-4, 7-6 in just under two hours to lift his fifth trophy of the season,

The 1000 points from the victory allows him to leapfrogCarlos Alcaraz and reclaim top spot in the world rankings which are released on Monday.

"It's been an incredible week and an incredible run in the past couple of months," said Sinner.

Addressing his team of coaches, he added: "We're always trying to improve as a player and seeing these results in this high level of tennis, I'm very happy to share them with you. 

"It's a very, very, very special day. So thank you so much."

Sinner broke Auger-Aliassime in the first game of the match and kept the 25-year-old Canadian at bay during his own service games to wrap up the first set after 44 minutes on centre court at the Paris La Défense Arena.

It was a case of déjà vu as Auger-Aliassime faced two seperate break points at the start of the second set.

But he fought them off and edged into the lead.
In the seventh game, he displayed commendable fortitude to fight off three more before moving 4-3 ahead.

Leading 5-4, Auger-Aliassime got to deuce on the Sinner serve. But his chance of sneaking off with the set flitted away following two more errors.

At 6-6, a sloppy forehand in the tiebreak handed Sinner the mini-break for 3-2 and he finished off the encounter in style with a sumptuous backhand winner down the line.

As Sinner celebrated with his coaches, a forlorn Auger-Aliassime sat on his chair by the umpire staring into the distance.

It was his third consecutive defeat to the Italian.

Congrats to you and your team," said Auger-Aliassime after receiving his runners-up trophy from the French tennis legend Yannik Noah.

"Well done to keep pushing me and all the players to improve."