Jannik Sinner reigns at record-breaking Monte‑Carlo Masters

Jannik Sinner reigns at record-breaking Monte‑Carlo Masters

Before Sunday’s Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final, the last time that tennis’s biggest two rivals had met on clay was a year ago. That was, the 2025 Roland Garros final, when world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz and world No 2 Jannik Sinner fought neck and neck in a long, drawn-out epic battle lasting a whopping five hours and 29 minutes, eventually clinched by Alcaraz. Winning streak The Spaniard also walked on court Rainier III on Sunday as the reigning Mo…