Monte Carlo, Sinner is the champion: world number 1 again
Beat Alcaraz two sets to nil. Match affected by wind.
Key points
Sinner won the final of the Principality's Masters 1000. The Italian beat the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz two sets to nil and returned to number one in the world. It was not a beautiful match, but a difficult one due to the weather conditions, with strong and sudden gusts of wind that affected both players. Sinner, however, managed the tricky solutions better, finding help from his serve in the decisive moments.
First set
Balanced start to the match. The first set went like this. It was decided at the tie-break, after an hour and 14 minutes of the match, and a break on each side in the first games of the match. The winner, 7 points to 5, was Sinner.
Second set
The second set started in favour of Alcaraz, who immediately won the break and took a 3-1 lead. Sinner counter-breaked and took a 3-3 lead, and then a 4-3 lead, ending the second set 6-3 to win the tournament.
Sinner: happy with title on earth
"A difficult match, but I am super super happy. It wasn't easy today because of the wind, but I'm happy to have won such a trophy," were Sinner's first words after the match. The return to number 1 is important, but the ranking is secondary. I am happy to have finally won an important tournament on this surface'.
Alcaraz: impressive what you are getting
Words of great sportsmanship from Carlos Alcaraz: "I really have to start with Jannik. It is impressive what you are achieving," said the Spanish champion. "It was not the final we wanted, but to my team I say that they made these days super fun and I feel at home with you.
