Top seeds Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz battled through three-set thrillers at the Monte Carlos Masters on Thursday.
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner eased into the next round of the Monte-Carlo Masters with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 victory over Ugo Humbert on Tuesday.
Jannik Sinner is focusing on silverware rather than the world number one ranking as the clay court season gets underway.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner could be on course for a winner-takes-all showdown at the Monte Carlo Masters, with both players still mathematically able to finish the week as world No 1.
After winning at Indian Wells and the Miami Open last month, Jannik Sinner has moved past $60m in career prize money.
Jannik Sinner says Darren Cahill made a crucial late decision that secured his place in the Italian's coaching team for another season.