Jannik Sinner reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking by overpowering Carlos Alcaraz to win the Monte-Carlo Masters final Sunday.
The 24-year-old Italian player ground his way to a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win in difficult conditions as the top two players in men's tennis met on clay for the first time since last year's epic French Open final, which Alcaraz won in five sets.
Ultimately it was Sinner who dealt better with the swirling wind in Monaco to extend his winning run at the Masters 1000 level to 22 matches and reduce his head-to-head deficit with the Spaniard to 10-7.
"We came here just trying to get as many matches as possible, having good feedback before other big tournaments coming up," Sinner said on court. "Today was very high level from both of us. It was a bit windy, breezy, completely different conditions than the tournament until today.