Why Sinner’s defeat against Alcaraz in Rome is the worst in the last 18 months

Not everything is forever. At home and in front of its people, the place Jannik Sinner (1st) Spanish freshness suffered this Sunday Carlos Alcaraz (3rd), which defeated him 7-6 (5) and 6-1 in the final of the Masters 1000 from Rome to break his incredible undefeated in the male circuit.

However, the owner of 19 titles in the Tourwhich chained 26 festivities in a thread, including the coronations in Shanghai, ATP Finals, Davis Cup and Australia Open, not only lost its amazing brand to yield again in front of its Achilles heel but also that it registered its First fall in Sets run since November 19, 2023when he succumb 6-3 and 6-3 against Serbian Novak Djokovic (6th) in the definition of the old teacher tournament.

It should be noted that the one born in San Cándido, who failed for the sixth occasion in the last instance, had totaled six disappointments since then Although always pressing his fist at least in a sleeve, following his papers against Alcaraz in Indian Wells (1-6, 6-3 and 6-2), Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte-Carlo (6-4, 3-6 and 6-3), Alcaraz in Roland Garros (2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3), Daniil Medvedev in Wimbledon (6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6 and 6-3), Andrey Rublev in Montreal (6-3, 1-6 and 6-2), and Alcaraz in Beijing (6-7 (6), 6-4 and 7-6 (3)).

Now the pupil of Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill must shuffle and give again to start a similar streak in Roland Garrosafter getting off the ATP 500 of Hamburg in recent days, an event in which it will participate by sixth consecutive edition, highlighting the semifinals achieved in the last edition.

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