Sinner beats Alcaraz to win Monte Carlo Masters, returns to No.1

Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco: Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday and reclaim the world number one ranking from his Spanish rival. sweetbonan.org

Sinner downed Alcaraz 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 to capture his third ATP 1000 title of the year after completing the "Sunshine Double" last month with victories in Indian Wells and Miami.

Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates with the trophy after winning the Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament final tennis match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on Court Rainier III at the Monte-Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, south-eastern France on April 12, 2026. (Photo by Valery Hache/ AFP)

The 24-year-old Sinner joins Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as only the third player to win four successive ATP 1000 titles, having also triumphed in Paris at the end of last season.

It was the first meeting between Sinner and Alcaraz since the Italian prevailed at the ATP Finals in November.

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Sinner, who is now 7-10 in his career against Alcaraz, will return to the top of the rankings Monday for the first time this year.

He has won his last 17 matches and becomes the first man since Djokovic in 2015 to win the first three ATP 1000 titles of the season.

قد تساوي مباراة اليوم بين العربي والسيلية أكثر من 3 أو 6 نقاط، فهي من اهم مباريات الفريقين واهم المواجهات المصيرية التي ستحسم كل الجهود التي بذلت على مدار الموسم من اجل الوصول الى الهدف المنشود وهو المربع الذهبي للعربي، والبقاء مع الكبار للسيلية.
المواجهة الصعبة ستنطلق في السابعة والنصف مساء باستاد الثمامة المونديالي، ويدخل العربي اللقاء وفي جعبته 32 نقطة يحتل بها المركز السادس، والسيلية في المركز الثاني عشر والأخير برصيد 19 نقطة، وفي لقائهما بالقسم حقق السيلية المفاجأة وفاز 4-0، وهي نتيجة كبيرة وعريضة يتمنى السيلية تكرارها اليوم، ولا يتمناها العربي مطلقا
المواجهة مصيرية بكل المقاييس، فالفوز فيها سيقرب العربي خطوة كبيرة ومهمة من المربع الذهبي، وربما ينقذ الفوز فيها فريق السيلية من الهبوط المباشر واللعب على المباراة الفاصلة، وربما ينجو من الهبوط المباشر ومن الفاصلة اذا فاز اليوم وفي الجولة الأخيرة، واذا تعثر منافسوه
العربي قادم من تعادل غير مفيد مع قطر احد منافسيه على التأهل للمربع، والسيلية قادم من الخسارة امام السد
كل التوقعات تؤكد ان المواجهة ستكون حماسية وقوية وستكون حافلة بالندية وباللعب الهجومي لعدم وجود أي بديل سوى الانتصار الذي لن يتحقق الا بالضغط والهجوم منذ البداية الى النهاية
العربي مدجج بأسلحة هجومية خطيرة يقودها رودري ومعه سباريا، بالإضافة الى كارل توكو واسحاق الحاج ومحمد خالد
والسيلية يعول على امارو وأنور الغازي ويونس بلهيندا وهادي علي.

Paris, France: Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored the goals to give a dominant Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 win over Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, as the holders seized a clear advantage to take to Anfield for next week's return.

Doue's shot in the 11th minute looped over goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and in thanks to a big touch off Ryan Gravenberch, and Kvaratskhelia then rounded his compatriot to double PSG's lead 65 minutes into a game they bossed from start to finish.

It only remains to be seen whether the reigning European champions -- who had a second-half penalty in their favour overturned after a VAR review -- might regret not scoring more goals against a Liverpool side who lined up with three centre-backs, an extreme rarity for them under Arne Slot, and were run ragged.

The game plan could not stop the Reds slumping to a second emphatic loss in five days, even if the scoreline was not as bad as the 4-0 mauling inflicted by Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals last weekend.

It is just one win in six games in all competitions now for Liverpool, and this was a 16th reverse in total in a difficult campaign.

Slot's team must now try to repeat what they did in the last 16, when they overturned a 1-0 first-leg loss away to Galatasaray by winning 4-0 in the return.

This will be a far tougher task than that, however, as the sides clash again next Tuesday on Merseyside, where PSG won 1-0 in the second leg of their last-16 tie last season before advancing on penalties.

That was a big step on their way to winning the Champions League for the first time, and came after they somehow lost 1-0 at the Parc des Princes despite completely dominating.

A string of Alisson Becker saves helped Liverpool smash and grab their way to victory a year ago, but the Brazilian was absent here meaning Mamardashvili started in goal for the visitors.

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