Djokovic watched the closing stages of the duel at Foro Italico. As he described it, Carlos found a way to claim the opening set before Jannik faltered a bit at the beginning of the second.

After an absorbing first set, Sinner's understandable lack of match toughness saw Alcaraz dance to victory in Rome.

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.