If there was one phrase that summed up the men's tennis season, it was "Sincaraz"- the rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
Italy's Jannik Sinner and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz have met in the last three Grand Slam finals.
Jannik Sinner reached the last four of the ATP Finals on Wednesday after beating Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3 to qualify from the Bjorn Borg group with a match to spare.
Felix Auger-Aliassime got his ATP Finals bid up and running on Wednesday by beating Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-5 ahead of Jannik Sinner's clash with Alexander Zverev.
Italy's Jannik Sinner got his title defence off to a solid start with a dominant straight sets win over ailing Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at the ATP Finals on Monday in Turin.
Jannik Sinner will begin his bid to retain his ATP Finals title on Sunday and cap a turbulent year which could end with another showdown with his great rival Carlos Alcaraz.
Jannik Sinner will return to the pinnacle of men's tennis when the ATP rankings are updated on Monday.
Jannik Sinner will replace rival Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the rankings if he beats Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday.
Jannik Sinner took a step closer to reclaiming the world number one ranking with a comfortable victory over Ben Shelton in the Paris Masters quarter-finals.
Jannik Sinner eased past Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-1 at the Paris Masters on Thursday to set up a quarter-final clash with Ben Shelton.