The two names that dominate tennis headlines this season are Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. And it’s not stopping anytime soon. The pair have now been dubbed the “ new two, ” and for good reason. Meeting in five finals this year alone, they’ve locked horns while shattering records like that marathon French Open final. Sinner owned 2024 with eight titles and a year-end No.1 at just 23. But this time, Alcaraz turned the tables. The Spaniard has beaten him in four of five matches this year and leads their head-to-head 10-5. There’s still an 840-point gap in their rankings, but Sinner is closing in fast. The real question: Is he chasing it?

On Friday, the top seed at the Paris Masters booked his first-ever semifinal at the event with a straight-sets win over Ben Shelton . It wasn’t a

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