Jannik Sinner Beats Alex de Minaur in Toronto Final for First ATP Masters 1000 Title 

Jannik Sinner of Italy holds the trophy after defeating Alex de Minaur of Australia during the men's final match at the 2023 National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada, 13 August 2023. (EPA)
Jannik Sinner of Italy holds the trophy after defeating Alex de Minaur of Australia during the men's final match at the 2023 National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada, 13 August 2023. (EPA)
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Jannik Sinner Beats Alex de Minaur in Toronto Final for First ATP Masters 1000 Title 

Jannik Sinner of Italy holds the trophy after defeating Alex de Minaur of Australia during the men's final match at the 2023 National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada, 13 August 2023. (EPA)
Jannik Sinner of Italy holds the trophy after defeating Alex de Minaur of Australia during the men's final match at the 2023 National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada, 13 August 2023. (EPA)

Jannik Sinner won the National Bank Open on Sunday for his first ATP Masters 1000 title, beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-1.

Sinner, the 21-year-old Italian player seeded seventh, has eight tour victories, also winning in February at Montpellier. He's the second Italian Masters 1000 champion, following Fabio Fognini in the 2019 event in Monte Carlo.

“It means a lot. It is a great result,” Sinner said. “One I can share with all the people who are close to me every day. It is a nice moment to share with them and we are doing the right things. This result makes us feel good, stronger and hungry to work even harder in the future.”

Sinner broke de Minaur's serve five times in the 90-minute match.

De Minaur, from Australia, won in March in Acapulco for his seventh tour title.

“It was a breakthrough week for me,” De Minaur said. “I had a nice week here in Toronto. I played some great tennis and it gave me a taste of it. My maiden (Masters 1000) final and I will be back.”



F1 Seeks to Spice up Monaco GP with More Mandatory Pitstops

Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc drives during the third practice session of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix on May 25, 2024. (AFP)
Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc drives during the third practice session of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix on May 25, 2024. (AFP)
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F1 Seeks to Spice up Monaco GP with More Mandatory Pitstops

Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc drives during the third practice session of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix on May 25, 2024. (AFP)
Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc drives during the third practice session of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix on May 25, 2024. (AFP)

Formula One's governing body is planning to spice up the showcase Monaco Grand Prix by forcing teams to carry out more pitstops.

The FIA said in a statement that an F1 commission meeting in London on Tuesday had discussed "proposals for Monaco-specific regulations" to promote less processional racing at the tight and twisty circuit.

"The commission agreed to increase the numbers of mandatory pitstops in the race," it added, without providing further details.

"These proposals will be further discussed by the sporting advisory committee in the coming weeks."

The current mandatory minimum is one pitstop per race.

Overtaking is extremely difficult around Monaco, with qualifying and pole position a much more crucial element than at other races.

The FIA said there would also no longer be any restriction on the number of gearboxes teams could use during a season as the reliability of current designs had rendered the regulation obsolete.