Carlos Alcaraz immediately defeated in Paris! Jannik Sinner can return to No. 1

Clamorous defeat of Carlos Alcaraz in his Paris Masters 1000 debut. The world number one tennis player was beaten in the second round by Britain’s Cameron Norrie, number 31 in the ATP rankings, who won in three sets with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 in two hours and twenty-five minutes of play. And now his record is in jeopardy.

The match seemed to be going well for the Spaniard, who had won the first set thanks to a break in the fifth game. Instead, Norrie stepped up his game in the second, encouraged also by the constant errors of the Iberian, who was less precise than usual and ineffective even on serve. Norrie got the break in the fourth game, and then saved two break points to close out the partial 6-3.

When Jannik Sinner plays in Paris

In the third set, Alcaraz failed to raise his level and lost his serve again in the seventh game, never again being able to break the Briton, who closed 6-4 to claim a prestigious victory. In the next round he will face the winner of the match between Rinderkneck and Vacherot.

Jannik Sinner is also smiling: the Alcaraz knockout allows the Blue to put the top of the ATP ranking in his sights. The gap between the two is less than 1,000 points, and if the San Candido champion wins the Paris tournament, he will return to world number one.