MONACO — Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick Siner renew their rivalry as “Sincaras” once they face off in Sunday’s Monte Carlo Masters last for No. 1 within the rankings.
Sinner, a four-time Grand Slam champion, will regain the highest spot if he defeats Alcaraz, a seven-time main champion and Monte Carlo’s defending champion.
Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4 for the eighth time in a row on Saturday to advance to his first Monte Carlo last. Within the semifinals, Alcaraz defeated house favourite Valentin Bachelot 6-4, 6-4, ending with a spectacular drop shot.
Alcaraz heads into his ninth last with a 10-6 lead within the head-to-head matchup. Each gamers are aiming for his or her twenty seventh profession title.
Sinner dominated Indian Wells and Miami, turning into solely the fourth male participant to achieve the finals of the primary three Masters tournaments of a season, following Roger Federer (2006), Rafael Nadal (2011) and Novak Djokovic (2015).
Alcaraz has received two titles this yr, together with the Australian Open, the place he defeated Djokovic to grow to be the youngest participant to win all 4 tennis tournaments.
