Match Reaction
Vagnozzi on Sinner: ‘We are really, really impressed’
Italian coach praises Sinner following victory against Alcaraz
April 12, 2026
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Simone Vagnozzi, Jannik Sinner and Umberto Ferrara celebrate Sinner’s Monte-Carlo triumph.
By Sam Jacot
Jannik Sinner extended his winning streak at ATP Masters 1000 events to 22 matches on Sunday when he captured his fourth consecutive title at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
Watching on was coach Simone Vagnozzi, who has been delighted with how his charge quickly adapted to the clay-court conditions in the Principality.
“We are really happy, because I think from after the first two matches, he started to feel better the game, more drop shots, more variation with the height of the ball, with the serve. So we are really, really impressed with his level here,” Vagnozzi said.
Sinner had won seven ATP Masters 1000 titles prior to this week but had never triumphed at one of the three clay-court events. However, he dispatched Top 10 stars Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alexander Zverev and Alcaraz in Monte-Carlo to change that record and is now back at No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
“We are really happy, because of course one of our goals of this year was winning a big title on clay,” Vagnozzi said. “There is no better way than to start like this. I think I am most happy that after Miami and Indian Wells, after such a tough month, he came here and all tournament he was improving his game. Today was not easy with the conditions. It was really windy. But he felt every point.”
Sinner joined Novak Djokovic (2015) as the only men who have claimed the first three ATP Masters 1000 titles of the season and is also only the second man, alongside Djokovic in 2015, to win Miami and Monte-Carlo back to back.
Vagnozzi, who began working with Sinner in 2022, believes Sinner’s Indian Wells title was crucial.
I think the confidence that he got in Indian Wells, winning the title, was really, really good for him,” Vagnozzi said of Sinner, who lost in the semi-finals at the Australian Open. “This kind of champion, they feel the victory, feel the trophy. It’s really important. The confidence that he earned in Indian Wells and Miami was really important for this title here.”
