Jannik Sinner won the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 and is proclaimed the new world number one
Italian Jannik Sinner achieved his most important title on clay, the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000, which was held by Carlos Alcaraz, from whom he also took the world number one ranking after winning 7-6 (5) and 6-3. EFE The first face-to-face between the two best tennis players on the planet fell to the player from San Candido, who added his third consecutive Masters 1,000 title after those in Indian Wells and Miami, the eighth in his career in this category.
TL;DR
- Jannik Sinner won the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000, his most important clay-court title.
- Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (5), 6-3, taking the world number one ranking.
- This is Sinner's third consecutive Masters 1,000 title of the season.
- He becomes the first player to win three Masters 1,000 events in a season.
- Sinner ended Alcaraz's 17-match winning streak on clay.
- Sinner will begin his 67th week as world number one.