Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner (2nd) defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (6th) in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters, keeping his hope of becoming world number 1 alive. Sinner, who is in great form, won 6-3 and 6-4 in a match that lasted just over an hour and a half. According to the Argentine News Agency, this way, the Italian continues his great streak in Masters 1000 tournaments, having won the last three that were held: Paris, Indian Wells, and Miami. The great peculiarity is that he conquered all of them without dropping a set, although in Monte Carlo he will not be able to extend this streak because he lost a set in the round of 16 against Czech Tomas Machac. Sinner, who aims to be one of the great dominators of tennis in this decade, wants to regain the world number 1 ranking. To achieve this, he needs to reach one round further than Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz or defeat him in a hypothetical final. His opponent in the semi-finals will be German world number 3 Alexander Zverev, who defeated Brazilian Joao Fonseca, one of tennis's great promises, in a very entertaining match. Zverev won 7-5, 6-7(3), and 6-3 after two hours and 40 minutes of play. The head-to-head record between Sinner and Zverev shows a clear dominance in favor of the Italian, who not only leads 8-4 but has also won the last seven encounters.
