Champions of the Month: Alcaraz, Sinner shine on clay, grass

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a’s third major triumph and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a’s rise to World No. 1 followed by the Italian's maiden grass-court title headlined June’s ATP Tour action./pp The Spaniard won back-to-back five setters in the semi-finals and final to win a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a for the first time. Despite Sinner’s loss in the last four, he surpassed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a atop the PIF ATP Rankings. Sinner then strengthened his claim as the World No. 1 by winning his 14th tour-level title in Halle./pp a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a, sixth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, continued his quest for a maiden trip to the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a by winning in 's-Hertogenbosch. ATPTour.com highlights the six champions from June:/p[ATP APP] p stronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a, Paris - a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a/strong/br The 21-year-old captured his first a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a title, becoming the youngest player to earn a major trophy on all three surfaces (2022 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a, 2023 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a). It was a marathon effort from Alcaraz, who rallied past a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in a four-hour, 19-minute final. The Murcia native became the first champion at the clay-court major to win a semi-final and final each in five sets since a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rod-laver/l058/overview'Rod Laver/a in 1962./pp stronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/stuttgart/321/overview'BOSS OPEN/a, Stuttgart - a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a/strong/br a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a earned his maiden ATP Tour crown in Stuttgart, where he defeated two-time champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-berrettini/bk40/overview'Matteo Berrettini/a 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the final. The lefty relied on his hefty serve and aggressive play to go one step further than his previous two tour-level final appearances and become the British No. 1./pp stronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/s-hertogenbosch/440/overview'Libema Open/a, ‘s-Hertogenbosch - a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a/strong/br Competing as the top seed at an ATP Tour event for the first time, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a flawlessly handled any pressure he may have felt. The Australian did not drop a set all week, capping his run with a 6-2, 6-4 final victory against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-korda/k0ah/overview'Sebastian Korda/a. “It achieves a new career-high for me, so that’s always a great little bonus,” said De Minaur, who rose to World No. 7 after winning his second title of the season on the same day his girlfriend Katie Boulter triumphed in Nottingham./pp stronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/london/311/overview'cinch Championships/a, London - a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a/strong/br a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a earned the biggest title of his career at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/london/311/overview'cinch Championships/a, his maiden ATP 500 trophy and third overall. The 27-year-old defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-musetti/m0ej/overview'Lorenzo Musetti/a 6-1, 7-6(8) in the final, having saved a set point in the second set. "Hearing about the names [of previous winners] in the locker room, it is unbelievable. It was my goal to put my name next to them," said Paul, who became the American No. 1 for the first time after Queen’s./pp stronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/halle/500/overview'Terra Wortmann Open/a, Halle - a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a/strong/br It was a perfect debut week, though far from easy, as World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings for Sinner. The 22-year-old was pushed to a deciding set in his first three matches, passing each test and later defeating doubles partner a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hubert-hurkacz/hb71/overview'Hubert Hurkacz/a 7-6(8), 7-6(2) in the ATP 500 final. The Italian became the eighth player in PIF ATP Rankings history (since 1973) to claim a trophy in his first tournament as World No. 1./ppdiv style="position: relative; display: block; max-width: 100%;" div style="padding-top: 56.25%;" iframe src="https://players.brightcove.net/6057277721001/8gZSNwgH_default/index.html?videoId=6355559111112" allowfullscreen="" allow="encrypted-media" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"/iframe /div /divp stronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/mallorca/8994/overview'Mallorca Championships presented by Waterdrop/a, Mallorca - a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-tabilo/te30/overview'Alejandro Tabilo/a/strong/br a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-tabilo/te30/overview'Alejandro Tabilo/a made history in Mallorca, where he became the first Chilean man to win a grass-court title in the Open Era. The fourth seed downed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-ofner/o513/overview'Sebastian Ofner/a 6-3, 6-4 in the final and cracked the Top 20 for the first time following his second title of the year (Auckland)./pp stronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/eastbourne/741/overview'Rothesay International/a, Eastbourne - a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a/strong/br a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a completed his Eastbourne hat-trick, becoming the first three-time champion in tournament history. The American was unbroken all week at the ATP 250, saving all five break points he faced. Fritz defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/max-purcell/ph71/overview'Max Purcell/a 6-4, 6-3 in the final, adding to his 2019 and 2022 titles on the English south coast./pp[NEWSLETTER FORM]/p