Overview
- Jannik Sinner, who won Sunday’s Monte‑Carlo final 7‑6 (7‑5), 6‑3 in blustery conditions, took the first set after an Alcaraz double fault in the tiebreak and then rallied from 1‑3 down in the second.
- The victory returns Sinner to world No. 1 on Monday with 1,000 ranking points added, dropping Carlos Alcaraz to No. 2 after his 17‑match clay win streak ended.
- Sinner has now captured four straight ATP Masters 1000 titles dating to Paris 2025 and became the first man since 2015 to win Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte‑Carlo in the same season.
- The Monte‑Carlo crown is Sinner’s first Masters title on clay and came with €974,370 in prize money, while Alcaraz earned €532,120 as runner‑up.
- Looking ahead to Madrid, Rome, and Roland Garros, Sinner will decide after a short break whether to play Madrid, whereas Alcaraz plans the full clay schedule as he defends large ranking totals and leads their rivalry 10‑7.