Sports · 14 April 2026
Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz to win Monte Carlo Masters 2026
Exam-focused facts from the 14 April 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5), 6-3 in the Monte Carlo Masters final on Court Rainier III at the Monte-Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
- The victory gave Sinner his first Masters title on clay and reclaimed the ATP world number one ranking.
- Sinner became only the second player after Novak Djokovic in 2015 to win the Sunshine Double and Monte Carlo in the same season.
- This was Sinner’s fourth consecutive Masters 1000 crown and his eighth Masters title overall.