US EditionAlcaraz Ends Vacherot Fairytale to Set up Monte Carlo Tennis Final with Sinner
The defending champion set up a final against Jannik Sinner after ending Valentin Vacherot’s run in 84 minutes.
- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Valentin Vacherot 6-4 6-4 on Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Masters, ending the Monegasque's fairytale run and setting up a blockbuster final against Jannik Sinner.
- Sinner earned his final berth by dismantling Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-4 in the opening semi-final, extending his momentum after winning the Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open titles last month.
- With the world number one ranking on the line, Alcaraz called the upcoming clash a "dream spot for everyone," marking their first meeting of this year.
- Sinner expressed confidence after his victory, stating "I'm very, very happy" and noting that reaching the final "means a lot" to him.
- This duel marks their first clay-court meeting since their monumental French Open final last year, when Alcaraz edged Sinner in five epic sets, an encounter many hailed as the best men's match ever played.
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The shock between the two world's best players and monsters of the ATP circuit will take place in the final of the Masters 1000 of Monte-Carlo Sunday, after the qualifications of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner this Saturday. Battu by the Spaniard, the local hero Valentin Vacherot spoke on both...
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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Valentin Vacherot in the Monte-Carlo Masters semi-finals, setting up an exciting final against Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz aims to secure his second Monte Carlo title with the world number one ranking on the line. Meanwhile, Sinner overcame Alexander Zverev to reach the final.
Carlos Alcaraz is already in the Monte-Carlo final, in what will mean the first duel against Jannik Sinner in 2026, after defeating Vacherot in the semi-finals, in a game in which he experienced an unusual situation in a tennis game, but which is totally legal: to ask for a review of an action, and not in case a ball enters or not, since the singing is automatic. At the point, Vacherot took the initiative after a parallel setback. He followed wi…
In Monte Carlo's decision, Sinner will face the duel winner between the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, leader of the ranking ATP and holder of the trophie, and the Monte Valentin Vacherot (23rd).
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