Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz on clay to reclaim world number one ranking

Jannik Sinner reclaimed the world number one ranking by overpowering Carlos Alcaraz to win the Monte-Carlo Masters final.

The 24-year-old Italian ground his way to a 7-6 (5) 6-3 win in difficult conditions as the top two players in men’s tennis met on clay for the first time since last year’s epic French Open final, which Alcaraz won in five sets.

Ultimately it was Sinner who dealt better with the swirling wind in Monaco on Sunday to extend his winning run at Masters 1000 level to 22 matches and reduce his head-to-head deficit with the Spaniard to 10-7.

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