PARIS — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Paris Masters due to a virus.

The Italian player, who is guaranteed to finish the year in first place, said in the message published by the organizers that he could not play this week.

“I came here very early to prepare, then I got sick, I have a virus now, which will last the next two or three days, so I’m not physically ready to race,” Sinner said.

Sinner becomes the second high-profile player to withdraw from the final Masters 1000 event of the year, following seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.

Sinner recently beat Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the season. Sinner becomes the first man to win more than six titles in a season since Andy Murray won nine titles in 2016.

Sinner’s victory came after he lost the China Open final in Beijing to Carlos Alcaraz and amid an ongoing doping trial.