Jannik Sinner extended his winning run on indoor hard courts to 22 matches in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters, as in-form Valentin Vacherot booked a last-16 tie on Thursday against Carlos Alcaraz's conqueror Cameron Norrie.

Three days after beating Alexander Zverev in the Vienna Open final for his fourth ATP Tour title of the year, Sinner dispatched Belgium's Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-2 in 88 minutes to set up a last-16 tie against Argentina's world No 21 Francisco Cerundolo.

World No 2 Sinner, who can reclaim the No 1 position from Alcaraz if he wins the title in Paris for the first time, broke Bergs in the first game of each set and never lost his own serve on the way to a routine victory.

Sinner had only previously won one match at the Paris Masters, which has moved this year to

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