Sinner and Alcaraz wobble but advance to Monte Carlo quarter-finalsItaly's Jannik Sinner battled past Czech Tomas Machac to reach the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. (Photo: AFP)MONACO - Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both suffered second-set stumbles on Thursday in their race for the number one ranking but recovered to reach the last eight of the Monte Carlo Masters. Sinner, who said he ran out of steam in the second set, beat the wildly erratic Tomas Machac, 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-3. "I felt great before the match, in the second set I struggled a bit with trying to find the right energy. The teenager is the youngest man to reach this stage in Monte Carlo since Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet in 2005.

Source: Bangkok Post April 09, 2026 22:03 UTC