Jannik Sinner beat Ben Shelton 6-3 6-3 in the Paris Masters quarter-finals to continue his pursuit of returning to the top of the ATP rankings.

Sinner looked fatigued but battled through in straight sets to reach the last four in Paris for the first time and will play Daniil Medvedev or Alexander Zverev on Saturday.

Carlos Alcaraz's surprise defeat to Britain's Cameron Norrie gives Sinner an opportunity to become world No 1 going into the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin on November 9-16, live on Sky Sports Tennis .

"I'm not thinking about the ranking. It's all a consequence of how I'm playing," said Sinner.

"We take it day by day. Every day we have difficult challenges. Today was a tough one, so I'm happy to come through.

"Whatever comes out, comes out. It's been a long season wit

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