Carlos Alcaraz defeated the top-ranked player again, beating Jannik Sinner 7-6 (5), 6-1 to win his first Italian Open on Sunday and add another big clay-court title to his resume.

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.

Carlos Alcaraz claims the Italian Open over returning world number one Jannik Sinner, ending the local's perfect return to the sport from a doping ban with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory in Rome.