Jack Sock disagrees with comments Felix Auger-Aliassime has made after his Paris Masters final with Jannik Sinner

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Felix Auger-Aliassime made some interesting comments after he was beaten by Jannik Sinner in the final of the Paris Masters.

Auger-Aliassime was defeated by Sinner, 6-4 7-6(4), after reaching the second Masters 1000 final of his career.

Despite being unable to take home the title, Auger-Aliassime has continued to climb the rankings after continuing his impressive form.

Auger-Aliassime made comments about closing the gap on Sinner after the Paris Masters final, but former top 10 player Jack Sock does not agree with what the Canadian has said.

Jack Sock responds to Felix Auger-Aliassime’s comments about Jannik Sinner

Auger-Aliassime admitted he made a mistake against Sinner in the Paris Masters final, but in his post-match press conference he claimed that he still felt like he was getting closer to beating the new world number one.

“No, for me, it’s not a huge gap,” Auger-Aliassime said. “I’m getting closer every match we actually play one against the other. This match was more tight. At the US Open, I managed to win a set and lost the first and the fourth in a difficult way. But what we saw today was that it was close.

“Everything was on the quality of his serve, I think, the quality of his return game, as well. Hats off to him on that point. There’s a part of me that says, well, there are moments where I could play better. I’m still a bit sour for some moments of the match.”

When discussing Auger-Aliassime’s comments on the Nothing Major podcast, 2017 Paris Masters champion Sock explained why he does not agree with the world number eight.

“I do not,” responded Sock. “I do like the confidence, you have to have that. But I am just going to go off of the facts and the results, which is Sinner and Alcaraz winning virtually every tournament that they play in.

“I think going down 4 and 6 probably feels good. You make the final and are on your high horse, you play a good set and get to a tiebreak.

“But it’s no different, I remember I lost to Roger [Federer] a couple of times pretty handily. And then you can lose one 4 and 6 and think the gap is getting closer and the next time you go out just 2 and 2.

“So I don’t know if it’s really on Felix’s racket to close the gap like that, I think it’s dependent on how those guys play that day, which I just think they are far above in level. I like the confidence, but I don’t think they are getting wins.”

When responding to Sock’s comments, John Isner, Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson all appeared to agree with what their podcast co-host had said

“I think to your point, Sinner beat [Alexander] Zverev 7-5 in the third in the Vienna final and then he beat him 1-0 in the Paris semifinal,” said Isner. “I know Sascha [Zverev] wasn’t 100% in that match but Sinner especially indoors and Alcaraz on other surfaces, when they are locked in, there is nothing you can do at all. We have seen that throughout the whole year.”

Querrey added, “Let’s say Felix beats him one time in the next six months. In my mind that doesn’t mean the gap is closed. You have to beat him consistently. Felix has won two of the last five. Just because you win a random one, and then Sinner reels off eight more in a row. That is not closing the gap.

“But still an unreal week for Felix, making finals in a pressure situation where he’s trying to make the year end.”

Johnson concluded, “And you have to do it in a Slam. Until you do it in a Slam, you are really not that close.”

Felix Auger-Aliassime’s Head-to-head vs Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

Sinner and Alcaraz have dominated the ATP Tour this year, with very few players able to beat the top two ranked players.

While they now both lead their head-to-head against Auger-Aliassime, it was actually the Canadian who had the advantage over Sinner and Alcaraz until recently.

Auger-Aliassime won his first three matches against Alcaraz and first two against Sinner, but he has been unable to beat either player since then.

The 25-year-old has not played Alcaraz since the Paris Olympics, but Auger-Aliassime has been beaten by Sinner three times in recent months.

Auger-Aliassime made a big decision after the Paris Masters, as he waits to see whether he will qualify for the ATP Finals.

If he does qualify for the year-end tournament, Auger-Aliassime will be guaranteed to play at least one of Sinner and Alcaraz in the round-robin stage.