Match Report
Sinner storms to eighth straight win vs. Zverev, reaches first Monte-Carlo final
Italian could take on rival Alcaraz for both trophy and World No. 1 in Sunday’s final
April 11, 2026
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Jannik Sinner in action against Alexander Zverev on Saturday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
By Andy West
Jannik Sinner maintained his iron grip on his Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry with Alexander Zverev on Saturday to march into his first title match at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
The No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings raced to a 6-1, 6-4 semi-final victory with a stunning all-around performance at the clay ATP Masters 1000 event. Sinner converted all four break points he earned across an 82-minute encounter on Court Rainier III, where he overwhelmed Zverev with a relentless barrage of precise serving and brutal baseline hitting.
Now on a 21-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level following his title runs in Paris last November and Indian Wells and Miami last month, Sinner has become just the fourth man to reach the final at the first three Masters 1000s in a season (after Roger Federer in 2006, Rafael Nadal in 2011 and Novak Djokovic in 2015).
His opponent in Sunday’s title showdown could be his great rival Carlos Alcaraz, in what would be a straight shootout for the World No. 1 spot in Monday’s edition of the PIF ATP Rankings. However home favourite Valentin Vacherot will hope to deny Alcaraz and Sinner their first tour-level meeting of 2026 when he takes on the Spaniard in Saturday’s second semi-final.
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