Sinner Dominates Shelton, Advances to Paris Masters Semifinals with World No. 1 โRanking in Sight
PARIS โข- โคJannik Sinner secured his seventh victory in eight career matches โขagainst โขben Shelton on October 31, 2025, propelling him โintoโ the semifinals of the Rolexโค Paris โMasters. The win marks Sinner’s eighth semi-final appearance in nine Masters 1000โข tournaments this year – the most prestigious events on the men’s tennis โcircuit outside ofโค the Grand โขSlams.
This โcommanding performance in Paris places Sinner on the cusp of history. A title on sunday would see him โovertake Carlos Alcaraz for the world No. 1 ranking,โข a position he relinquished in early September followingโค his loss to the โฃSpaniard at the USโค Open final. Sinner’s consistent success at the Masters 1000โข level, with only the Madrid tournamentโค remainingโฃ unconquered in his collection (his โขbest result there being a quarter-final), underscores his riseโค as a dominantโ force in men’s tennis.
The match saw Sinner largely in control,despite brief resistance from Shelton who briefly leveled the second set from a 3-1 deficitโ to 3-3. Sinner initially displayed signs of fatigue, โreminiscentโฃ of his round of 16 match, collapsing โฃafter โa lengthy rally and requiring back massage. Notably,this marks the first time an Italian player has reachedโ the semi-finalโฃ stage of the โฃParis Masters sinceโฃ the tournament’sโค inception in โ1986.