Carlos Alcaraz’s stunning early exit to Cameron Norrie cracked open the door for Jannik Sinner , who could seize the top spot by winning the tournament. Yet beneath the spotlight, the Italian warrior carried the bruises of exhaustion. “Of course, I am not ‘fresh fresh’, but let’s see. I hope that I can recover physically, which is my main priority,” he confessed after outlasting Francisco Cerundolo. But by the Paris Masters quarterfinals, that signature Sinner spark flickered. Locked in a brutal dogfight with Ben Shelton , the toll was unmistakable as his body weary, his patience thinned, his rare fury spilling over toward his silent team.

Jannik Sinner walked onto the Paris court with the weight of exhaustion pressing on his shoulders, yet the fire in his eyes refused t

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