Jannik Sinner reclaims world No. 1 after Monte Carlo Masters win over Carlos Alcaraz

After just over an hour of wild serves, erratic groundstrokes and uncharacteristic misses at both ends of Court Rainier III, the first set of the first meeting between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in 2026 had an appropriate ending: A very strange tiebreak.At 2-2, with the space for an inside-in forehand approach beckoning, Alcaraz hit an inside-out forehand drop shot right to the easiest spot on the court for Sinner to get it. The Italian flicked the ball away for a winner, and took control. But on his first set point, he smacked a forehand into the net.Advertisement