MONACO — Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will renew their “Sincaraz” rivalry once they meet within the Monte-Carlo Masters ultimate Sunday with the No. 1 ranking at stake.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner will reclaim the highest spot if he beats seven-time main winner Alcaraz, the Monte-Carlo defending champion.
Sinner reached his first Monte-Carlo ultimate by beating Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4 an eighth straight time Saturday. In his semifinal, Alcaraz eradicated residence hope Valentin Vacherot 6-4, 6-4, concluding with a chic drop shot.
Alcaraz leads the head-to-head with Sinner 10-6 going into their ninth ultimate. Both gamers are bidding for a twenty seventh profession title.
Sinner swept Indian Wells and Miami and have become solely the fourth man to attain the ultimate on the first three Masters tournaments of the season, matching Roger Federer (2006), Rafael Nadal (2011) and Novak Djokovic (2015).
Alcaraz’s two titles this yr embrace the Australian Open, the place he downed Djokovic and have become the youngest man ever to win all 4 tennis majors.
