Sinner beat Zverev with ease and reached the Monte Carlo Masters final | OneFootball

The luxurious championship in the Principality of Monaco determined the first finalist of the 2026 Monte Carlo edition. Jannik Sinner, world No. 2, comfortably handled the match against Alexander Zverev, No. 3, beating the German for the eighth straight time in a clear display of tennis and mental superiority. The Italian reached the final of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 for the first time in his career with a final score of 6-1, 6-4.

Untouchable in every facet of the game, the pupil of Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill delivered another fantastic performance: he broke through the semifinal barrier in Monaco after two defeats at that stage in 2023 and 2024 and took another small step toward reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking. Indeed, a loss by Carlos Alcaraz (who faces Valentin Vacherot in the second semifinal), or a potential win over him in the final, will return him to the top.

With a remarkable run in Masters 1000 tournaments, the 24-year-old Italian keeps moving forward without looking back and dreams of winning his fourth consecutive trophy at this level, having won Paris 2025 and the Sunshine Double made up of Indian Wells and Miami this season. A monstrous streak, only marred by the set he lost to Tomas Machac (No. 53) in the round of 16, against whom he saw his run of 37 consecutive sets end, the longest in ATP records since 1990.

Zverev has not managed to beat Sinner since the 2023 US Open and looks clouded, unable to find answers against the powerful arsenal of the robotic Italian. He had come in on the back of important wins in the previous rounds, including one over talented Brazilian Joao Fonseca, but those hopes were crushed by his opponent’s qualities, as Sinner broke his serve in the first and third games of the match and forced him to chase from the very start. Right on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, Jannik powered his way to the final in style.

Smart, explosive, and at cruising speed, the four-time Grand Slam champion earned top marks in the French commune of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Virtually error-free and full of winners, he tackled point after point without giving up an inch from the baseline, tearing down the desperate attempts of the Tokyo 2020+1 gold medalist to work his way into the match. After a baffling first set, Sascha improved in the second, but it was not enough to trouble his great nemesis. Sinner claimed his eighth straight victory over the German and his fifth in a row without dropping a set.

He imposed himself authoritatively in both forehand and backhand exchanges, shone on every trip to the net, attacked the ball fiercely, and was a wall whenever he had to defend. Dominant from start to finish, he showed cracks only on serve, the one area in which he could not maintain the same solidity. A high-class performance that leaves him one step away from the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings.

He will face in the final the winner of the match between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz (No. 1) and the local player.

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