Carlos Alcaraz made sure Italy’s celebrations did not continue on Sunday as he earned a statement 7-6(5), 6-1 win over world No. 1 and home favorite Jannik Sinner to clinch his first Italian Open title.

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz has opened up the reason behind not reaching out to Italy’s Jannik Sinner during his three-month ban. Both players faced off in the final of the Rome Open where the young Spaniard came out on top in straight sets with a score of 7-6,

Carlos Alcaraz had little trouble dismantling Jannik Sinner in the Italian Open final, sealing a 7-6(5) 6-1 victory to snap the world number one’s 26-match winning streak and break the hearts of the home crowd on Sunday.