Jannik Sinner Reveals Reason Behind Mom’s Absence from His Player’s Box During Monte Carlo Final
World No.1 Jannik Sinner lifted his career's eighth Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo.
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Siglinde Sinner, Jannik Sinner (Image via X/4K JANNIK SINNER)
- Jannik Sinner won the Monte-Carlo Masters, defeating Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets.
- His mother, Siglinde Sinner, was absent due to feeling unwell.
- Sinner's victory marks his fourth consecutive Masters 1000 title and extends his winning streak to 22 matches.
Jannik Sinner became the newest champion at the Monte-Carlo Masters with a straight-set victory over his arch-rival, Carlos Alcaraz. His win has made him just the second man, after Novak Djokovic, to win the first three Masters 1000 of the season in the same year.
Along with them, those who watched him from his players’ box on Court Rainier III were his father, Hanspeter Sinner, and girlfriend Laila Hasanovic. His mom, Siglinde Sinner, however, did not attend the final, and Sinner revealed the reason why during the press conference.
My mom wasn’t there because she didn’t feel well last night and today too. She wanted to be in the box, but in the end, she said that it was better for her to be outside.
The victory helped him reach the top of the rankings table once again by removing Alcaraz, who played the tournament as the defending champion, while Sinner had no points to defend because he skipped it last year due to the doping ban. Sinner only has a lead of 110 points and could lose his spot again if Alcaraz performs better than him at the Madrid Open.
Both playes have no point to defend in the Spanish capital as they both skipped it last year. Last year, Alcaraz gained 4,300 points after his victories in Monte Carlo, Rome, and Paris.
Jannik Sinner on adapting to clay after hardcourt swing
The conclusion of Wimbledon marks the start of the hardcourt swing, and it only ends after the conclusion of the Miami Open. Jannik Sinner completed the Sunshine Doubles, becoming the eighth man to achieve this feat. At the press conference after his Monte Carlo win, Sinner answered how he adapted to his least favorite surface right after the hardcourt swing.
Winning Indian Wells and Miami is very difficult. Then coming here, having only one day off and preparing for this tournament… we really took it day by day. I tried to play tactically correctly, and we prepared very well. Not just this match, but the previous ones too. From Felix [Auger-Aliassime], then Sascha [Alexander Zverev], and today.
The only time Sinner dropped a set was against Tomas Machac in the round of 16. It was also the first time since the 2025 Shanghai Masters that a player took a set off the four-time Grand Slam champion in a Masters 1000 tournament. The last time he suffered defeat at this level was in the third round of the 2025 Shanghai Masters.
Three different players, with different qualities, so I tried to test myself, both in the good and the bad. Today we tried to do things right. Then you step on the court, and there is wind, so you have to adapt a bit. But overall, I am very happy to be surprised.
Jannik Sinner added
Sinner has improved his head-to-head record over Carlos Alcaraz to 7-10. He has also tied the Masters 1000 title tally with the World No.2 (eight). Sinner (14) needs just one more Big Title to tie the tally with Alcaraz (15).
Alcaraz will next be participating at the Barcelona Open, where last year, Holger Rune beat him in the final. Sinner played two finals on clay last year, in Rome and Paris, losing both to the 22-year-old. The Monte Carlo title was his second title on clay after the 2022 Croatia Open, which he won by beating Alcaraz.
Sinner’s victory has also made him the fourth player, after Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer, to win four consecutive Masters 1000 titles. The 24-year-old is on a 22-match winning streak at the Masters 1000 level.
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