Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Paris Masters, citing a virus.

Favorito en las ATP Finals, ovacionado en Turín, en su ascenso el número uno del mundo ha tenido que esquivar polémicas por su origen, su lugar de residencia o su positivo en un control antidopaje. Leer

Jannik Sinner hit the accelerator at the end of each set as he cruised past Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to close in on a semi-final spot at the ATP Finals in Turin

Stepping on the court less than 15 hours after Djokovic's loss to Alexei Popyrin, and two days after Alcaraz's loss to Botic van de Zandschulp, Sinner was as dominant as can be in every facet of the sport

Sinner will meet 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals

The world number one became the first Italian man to triumph in New York.

WADA said it would seek "a period of ineligibility of between one and two years" for Italy's Jannik Sinner

WADA made the appeal announcement as Sinner was on court at the China Open, where the defending champion fought back to beat 69th-ranked Russian Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in Beijing

Victory ensured Sinner will be the ATP year-end No. 1. He is the first Italian to achieve that feat.

The 23-year-old Sinner came out on top in a tiebreak in an enthralling opening set, before taking the one-sided second set to become the youngest-ever champion in Shanghai

The 23-year-old Sinner is the 19th different player to claim the year-end honour and the 29th man overall to be No. 1.

The last great tennis player to emerge, incongruously, from an upbringing that took place largely in a mountainous ski area was one of the greatest ever: Novak Djokovic.