Monte Carlo, April 12 -- Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner secured his first-ever clay court ATP Masters 1000 crown, defeating rival Carlos Alcaraz in the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday in windy conditions in their first meeting since November last year.

Sinner outclassed his rival 7-6(5), 6-3, capturing not only the title but also making sure he gets the number one ranking on Monday.

After this two-hour, 15-minute clash, the Italian became the second player, joining Novak Djokovic, to win the Miami Open and the Monte Carlo Masters back to back.

"We came here trying to get as many matches as possible, getting good feedback before other big tournaments coming up. Today was a high level from both of us," Sinner said in his on-court interv...