Match Report
Sinner downs Auger-Aliassime in Monte-Carlo, matches ‘Big 3’ milestone
Italian will next face Zverev, who holds off Fonseca for SF spot
April 10, 2026
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Jannik Sinner defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets in the Monte-Carlo quarter-finals on Friday.
By Andy West
Jannik Sinner added another ATP Masters 1000 milestone to his 2026 season on Friday afternoon by easing past Felix Auger-Aliassime for a semi-final spot at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
The No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings prevailed 6-3, 6-4 against Auger-Aliassime to set a last-four meeting with Alexander Zverev. The Italian, who extended his run of sets won at Masters 1000s to a record 37 before dropping a set to Tomas Machac in the fourth round in Monaco, has now won 20 consecutive matches at that level: The ‘Big Three’ of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the only other players to hit that tally in series history (since 1990).
Sinner claimed the only break of each set to complete a 92-minute triumph against Auger-Aliassime on Court Rainier III, where the Italian delivered a typically relentless display of baseline hitting. Now into his third Monte-Carlo semi-final, the 24-year-old will take on third seed Zverev on Saturday for a spot in the championship match after the German earlier overcame #NextGenATP Joao Fonseca 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-3.
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