Big favorites for the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 title, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will debut in the tournament, this Tuesday (6), in consecutive matches on the main clay court of the Principality of Monaco.
As they were the main seeds, they rested (“bye”) in the first round. Therefore, the matches will now be valid for the second round, the last before the round of 16 stage.
The Italian Sinner will play the second game at Rainier III, the main court in Monte Carlo, against the Frenchman Ugo Humbert, who beat his young compatriot Moïse Kouamé in his debut. The duel will be around 7:30 am (Brasília time).
Soon after, on the same clay court, current champion Carlos Alcaraz faces Argentine Sebastián Báez, who debuted by eliminating another wildcard, Monte Carlo champion in 2014.
Sinner tries to knock Alcaraz off the top of the rankings
Leaders of the ATP rankings, Alcaraz and Sinner have not yet faced each other in 2026. The Italian is in great shape, having won both fast-court Masters in the United States — .
The Spaniard didn’t do so well, having been eliminated in the third round in Miami. Thus, he gave Sinner an opening to get closer in terms of points and put his leadership at risk.
Sinner, including, where he lives. To do so, he would need to reach at least the semifinals and go further than the Spaniard.
Monte Carlo Masters singles schedule this Tuesday (7)
Quadra principal (Rainier III)
- 6h: Roberto Bautista Agut x Matteo Berrettini
- next: Ugo Humbert x Jannik Sinner
- next: Carlos Alcaraz x Sebastián Báez
- next: Gael Monfils x Alexander Bublik
Quadra 2 (Court des Princes)
- 6h: Tomás Martín Etcheverry x Grigor Dimitrov
- next sequence: Jakub Mensik x Fábián Marozsán
- next: Alexei Popyrin x Casper Ruud
- next: Cameron Norrie x Alex de Minaur
Court 3 (Massy EA)
- 6h: Hubert Hurkacz x Luciano Darderi
- na sequência: Terence Atmane x Ethan Quinn
- next: Corentin Moutet x Alexandre Muller
Quadra 9
- 7h30: Marin Cilic x Alexander Shevchenko
