Jannik Sinner’s bid to reclaim the No. 1 ranking got off to a good start Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Zizou Bergs in the second round of the Paris Masters, which the Italian needs to win to knock Carlos Alcaraz off the top spot.
Needing every point possible to advance to the year-end ATP Finals, Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Round of 16 at the Paris Masters on Wednesday with a razor-thin 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) win over France’s Alexandre Muller.
Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Germany’s Eva Lys on Wednesday.
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz looked out of rhythm in his 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to unseeded Cameron Norrie in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday.
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime kept his chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals alive with a first-round win Tuesday at the Paris Masters tennis tournament.
A pair of Canadians are moving on in Hong Kong.
Leylah Fernandez and Victoria Mboko each earned wins in the Round of 32 at the WTA 250 hard-court Open on Tuesday.
Fernandez, who won the Japan Open earlier this month...
