Jannik Sinner entered this month in Carlos Alcaraz’s shadow, but an immaculate March pulled him out of it

Holger Rune was the first to step back into the winners’ circle at the Stockholm Open. The 19-year-old saved his best performance of the week when it counted most to outclass top-seeded wild card Stefanos Tsitsipas for the second time this season.

Rune wiped away the only break point he faced, as he impressed at the line by taking 13 of 19 of his second-serve points to prevail, 6-4, 6-4.

"It was very close to perfection. I was making a lot of returns and playing pretty well behind my serve," the Dane reflected in an on-court interview.

The sweet victory added to Rune’s breakout season, one that saw him celebrate his maiden ATP triumph in Munich two days after his 19th birthday. He would go on to oust Tsitsipas at Roland Garros to reach his first major quarterfinal and is now projected to make his Top 25 debut Monday.

All three won their respective finals Sunday without dropping serve.

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At Antwerp’s European Open, Felix Auger-Aliassime captured his second title in as many weeks. The No. 2 seed outshined Sebastian Korda, 6-3, 6-4, firing 23 winners compared to 10 from the American to avenge an earlier season defeat in Estoril.

Having begun his career 0-8 in ATP finals, Auger-Aliassime has now taken his last three of four, all in 2022 and all indoors. Tsitsipas was at the receiving end of the Canadian’s breakthrough at February’s 500-level tournament in Rotterdam and last week, Auger-Aliassime tasted victory over J.J. Wolf in Florence.

In an all-Italian final, fourth seed Lorenzo Musetti emerged victorious over No. 2 seed Matteo Berrettini, 7-6 (5), 6-2, to be crowned the Tennis Napoli Cup champion.

After missing four break points in the lead-up to an opening tiebreaker, Musetti secured the lone mini break at 3-3 in securing a crucial one-set lead. The 20-year-old pulled away from his countryman, serving out the Naples final at love.

Musetti, who lifted his first tour-level trophy over Carlos Alcaraz in Hamburg three months earlier, improved to 30-23 on the year.

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