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Jannik Sinner survived an almighty scare against Daniil Medvedev to secure his place in the Italian Open final.

Sinner won 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 against the Russian star, producing a near-perfect performance in front of a rapturous Italian crowd.

The Italian took the first set 6-2, but the following set featured a rare slip-up for the World No. 1. He was broken for the first time in the tournament by Medvedev, who took a 3-0 lead in the second set.

Sinner looked worse for wear and appeared to throw up on the court, which was also reported by Sky Sports’ Naomi Cavaday and Tim Henman.

The Italian, astonishingly, managed to fight back in the second set, however, despite suffering with clear fatigue issues throughout the rest of the match.

His health issues were simply too much for him in the end, though, and he dropped the second set by a scoreline of 7-5. Sinner looked done for at that stage, but he was able to fight back to secure the match with a raucous Italian crowd roaring him on.

Sinner took a 4-2 lead before a rain delay caused play to follow on to the next day. The Italian eventually take the deciding set by a scoreline of 6-4.

After the match, Sinner said: ““Very different challenge. A tough challenge to be honest. During the night usually I never struggle to sleep. This night was not easy. When you’re in the third set, nearly done, but you still have to show up again.. you never know what’s happening you know.

“It’s basically a new start of a match. There are nerves again. But again I’m very happy how I handled the situation. Very happy to be back in the final. Tomorrow is gonna be again a very tough day. But I’m very happy this match is finally over. It was a very long one.. very happy.”

Sinner will play Casper Ruud in the final, after the Norwegian swept aside Luciano Darderi 6-1, 6-1 in the other semi-final match in Rome.

The Italian will be very confident he can defeat Ruud in the final, and not just because he is playing so sensationally well at his home tournament.

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Sinner has an impressive head-to-head record against Ruud, having never lost to the Norwegian in any of his four meetings with the star.

Their last match even came at the Italian Open, where Ruud’s game was ripped apart by the World No. 1. Sinner dropped just one game against Ruud.

Sinner’s performance absolutely flawed Ruud at last year’s event and he told press exactly what he thought about the Italian’s game following the match.

“It’s like you just look at the guy and say: ‘Wow, this is kind of next-level s***.’ Excuse my language,” Ruud said after last year’s drubbing. “I don’t know what else to say. It was almost fun to witness at the same time. Of course, I wish it was a closer match.

“I wish I could have given the people, the fans, a longer or closer match. But I think that I was there ready to play, he was just even readier.”

Sinner’s level has undoubtedly increased in the last year, so Ruud could be in for a very difficult afternoon in the final against the Italian, despite Sinner’s clear fatigue issues in Rome.

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Casper Ruud routinely secured his place in the Italian Open final by defeating Luciano Darderi in straight sets in Rome.

Despite a lengthy rain delay, Ruud was able to beat the Italian 6-1 6-1 to reach the Rome final, where he will play either Daniil Medvedev or Jannik Sinner.

Ruud has now reached the final of all three Masters event on clay court, following previous final appearances at the Madrid Open and the Monte Carlo Masters.

The star has been in impressive form in Rome as he’s picked up victories against Zachary Svajda, Jiri Lehecka, Lorenzo Musetti, Karen Khachanov, and now Darderi.

Speaking on-court after the victory against the Italian, he said: “It feels great. A bit sorry for Luciano today. Playing at home and probably not with the most of energy. It’s understandable,” he said.

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Ruud believes Darderi’s exploits against Rafael Jodar in his quarter-final match was the real reason he was able to win the match at a canter.

“He finished at 2:30 the other night. What a match he had and what a tournament he’s had. Luckily for me I was done much earlier than him that day. I had more time to recover and get ready. It’s my 10th semifinal in 1000s and it’s his first.

“So you try to use that experience to your advantage and I think I did that well today. He was maybe a bit stressed and a bit nervous of the occasion. I tried to stay focused and in my own tunnel vision in a way. I think I did well. I was forcing a lot of errors out of his racquet.”

The Norwegian will now watch on eagerly as Medvedev plays Sinner for a chance to play Ruud in the final. Ruud was typically coy about which player he wants to play in the final.

“It will be a tough match no matter who it is. Either it will be a guy who cannot lose it seems like. Or it will be Daniil who won this tournament before. Both are great players and incredible athletes,” he said.

“If it’s Jannik it will be another test for me and hopefully I can get some sort of revenge from last time we played.. See if I can do better. No easy task no matter who it is. I’m really proud and happy to be in the final here for the first time.

“It’s a good feeling after a bit of a troubled year. These things have really kind of kick started the season now. Let’s see if I can keep it going.”

Ruud is back inside the ATP Tour top 20 after his performances in Rome and he currently sits at World No. 17 in the rankings.

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Emma Raducanu has announced that she will work with Andrew Richardson again, the tennis coach who sensationally guided her to the US Open in 2021.

Raducanu has worked with a variety of coaches since splitting with Richardson for the first time, including Francisco Roig and Mark Petchey, but she has not tasted close to the success she achieved under Richardson.

In a statement, Raducanu said: “Grateful to have reconnected with someone who has known me for over a decade now and looking forward to building together one iteration at a time.”

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Raducanu will be hoping she can find the form which saw her become the first-ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam title, and Tim Henman believes it’s a good decision.

Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “Back with Andrew Richardson, they had an incredible run in America all those years ago and stopped working after that.

She’s been through a lot of coaches since then, and I think it’s great Andrew is back to support Emma and all I can say is I hope it lasts a bit longer because they obviously have a relationship from the past.

“Emma obviously trusts Andrew and I think that consistency and continuity is really important. Obviously we’ve got the French Open coming up and the grass court season, where the spotlight is going to be at its most intense pre-Wimbledon and at Wimbledon.”

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• • 1R: Stefanie Vögele
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  • 3R: Sara Sorribes Tormo
  • 4R: Shelby Rogers
  • QF: Belinda Bencic
  • SF: Maria Sakkari 
  • F: Leylah Fernandez

Raducanu will now head to Internationaux de Strasbourg in France as a pre-Roland Garros tournament as she has received a wildcard to the WTA 500 event.

This is the second consecutive wildcard Raducanu has received in Strasbourg, as she also played the tournament in 2025.

The British star shocked Daria Kasatkina in straight sets, before her tournament was ended at the hands of Danielle Collins in the next round.

At this year’s event, Raducanu has a chance to make a last attempt to earn seeded entry at Roland Garros. The British star currently sits at World No. 37 in the WTA Tour rankings, and she currently sits 61 points behind World No. 32 Xinyu Wang.

If the British star earns seeded entry into Roland Garros, she will not have to play a fellow seed in the early rounds of the Grand Slam.

Raducanu has suffered early exits at Grand Slams in recent times to the likes of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Elena Rybakina, so seeded entry could be crucial for her chances of going deep into the competition.

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Alexander Zverev has confirmed he will not play his home event at the Hamburg Open, which directly proceeds the second Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros.

Zverev suffered a shock defeat at the Italian Open, at the hands of Luciano Darderi, after which he publicly slammed the Masters event for the condition of its courts.

The German was set to head to the Hamburg Open next, a tournament he has played consistently during his time on the ATP Tour, but now that will not be the case.

In a statement posted to Instagram, Zverev wrote: “Hamburg is my hometown, and it is always something very special for me to play in front of my home crowd. Unfortunately, I have been dealing with back problems throughout the entire clay-court season.

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“My medical team has therefore strongly advised me to take a break from competition next week and focus on recovery. I always tried everything possible to be able to compete in the tournament and even played through injury at times, but this time I have to listen to my body and follow the advice of my medical team.”

Zverev’s latest withdrawal is likely just a precaution to stay fit ahead of Roland Garros, but it is still a major worry for the current World No. 3.

He would have been secretly delighted to see Alcaraz withdraw from Roland Garros, as it gives him a better chance of claiming the first Grand Slam title of his career.

However, if Zverev is not fit he will have an even smaller chance of toppling Jannik Sinner, who is in truly exceptional form on the clay this year.

It’s also worth noting that Zverev has not missed the Hamburg Open since the 2022 season, so this decision would have really hurt the German.

The star won the event in 2023 and reached the final a year later, in a losing effort to Arthur Fils. In 2025, Zverev was knocked out in the second round at the hands of Alexandre Muller.

Alexander Zverev’s impressive record at Roland Garros

Despite suffering a bump in the road ahead of Roland Garros, Zverev has a reason to be confident ahead of the clay court Grand Slam event.

The German has an excellent record at the Paris event, which has seen his best form over the other three Grand Slams. Zverev holds a 79% win rate at Roland Garros, having won 38 of his 48 matches at the tournament.

That makes it his most successful Grand Slam in terms of win rate and the German will be hopeful he can reach the final for the first time since 2024.

Zverev has reached the quarter-final of later at Roland Garros in his last five appearances at the Paris Grand Slam.

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Rafael Nadal became one of the greatest tennis players of all time, despite the historic injury issues that plagued much of his two-decade-long career.

The King of Clay suffered with foot and abdomen problems at the end of his career, but he also dealt with knee, wrist, and elbow issues during much of the time he was at the top of the ATP Tour.

Despite his overwhelming issues, Nadal still managed to win 22 Grand Slam titles, the second most in the men’s game, including a remarkable 14 at Roland Garros.

The Spaniard eventually retired from the game in 2024, at the age of 38, despite several efforts to continue playing with high-profile surgeries.

Nadal had hip surgery in 2023 to try and extend his career, but that is ultimately a decision he regrets making.

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Speaking at the opening of a brand-new exhibition dedicated to him at the Rafael Nadal Academy, the Spaniard said: “Today, I can still you that I do not miss tennis, because I know that my place is no longer there.

“The last year and a half knowing what happened afterwards… Well, I would not have done it. But, they (the doctors) gave me the confidence that with an operation (hip surgery), there would be options to return, to compete properly in the right conditions, and I did it.”

Nadal revealed that he still hoped to continue playing because he was still competing at the very top of the ATP Tour.

“I did what I had to do to give myself a chance to continue. For what reason? Because I was happy doing what I was doing. The reality is that I was still competitive.”

Nadal was right to do everything it took to continue playing on the ATP Tour, because he was still one of the best players in tennis during the last three years of his career.

The Spaniard reached six ATP Tour finals between 2022 and 2024, when he ultimately retired. That includes four title victories, including two Grand Slams at the 2022 Australian Open and the 2022 French Open.

In both Grand Slam finals, Nadal defeated a rising star who was at least 10 years his junior. Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final and Casper Ruud in the Roland Garros final.

Nadal also won the Melbourne Summer Set and the Mexican Open, defeating Maxime Cressy and Cameron Norrie in the respective finals. The Spaniard also reached the finals of Indian Wells and the Swedish Open, but he was unsuccessful against Taylor Fritz and Nuno Borges.

Ultimately, Nadal had a truly glorious tennis career which ended just as impressively as it started, spanning over 20 years.

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The top six in the WTA Rankings will remain unchanged after the Italian Open, but Elena Rybakina will feel she missed an opportunity to crank up the heat on Aryna Sabalenka at No 1.

Sabalenka has been sitting pretty at the top since October 2024 and she was always assured of remaining there after the Rome WTA 1000 event, but her shock defeat in the third round opened the door for Rybakina to close the gap.

The four-time Grand Slam winner started the tournament with a 1,555 lead over the Kazakh star and an early defeat meant she was -150 in terms of ranking points following her exit, putting her on 9,960 points.

With Rybakina reaching the quarter-final and already assured of 150 points (she dropped 65 from her 2025 run), it meant the lead there was a 300-point swing with the lead down to 1,255.

A title run would’ve resulted in Rybakina reducing the lead to 620 points, but the reigning Australian Open champion failed to make it past the last eight as she was beaten by Elina Svitolina in three sets.

The lead thus remains 1,555 and it will increase next week as Rybakina will drop 500 points from her Strasbourg title run 12 months ago.

WTA Top 10 before Italian Open (4 May)

1. Aryna Sabalenka – 10,110
2. Elena Rybakina – 8,555
3. Iga Swiatek – 7,984
4. Coco Gauff – 7,749
5. Jessica Pegula – 6,136
6. Amanda Anisimova – 5,985
7. Mirra Andreeva – 4,181
8. Jasmine Paolini – 3,722
9. Victoria Mboko – 3,531
10. Elina Svitolina – 3,530

No 3 Iga Swiatek also had an opportunity to edge closer to Rybakina with a title run, but her progress was also stunted by Svitolina as the Ukrainian won their semi-final encounter.

However, the Pole’s run to the last four was good enough to keep her ahead of Coco Gauff even if the American goes on to win the title. Gauff finished runner-up to Jasmine Paolini last year and she has defended her points with another run to the final.

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The top four are followed by Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, Mirra Andreeva, Svitolina and Victoria Mboko. Svitolina is up two places following her run to the final and she will move ahead of Andreeva if she beats Gauff.

There will be a different name in the top 10 after the Rome event with Karolina Muchova moving up one place, returning to the top 10 for the first time since January 2024.

WTA Top 10 in Live Rankings

1. Aryna Sabalenka – 9,960
2. Elena Rybakina – 8,705
3. Iga Swiatek – 7,273
4. Coco Gauff – 6,749/7,099
5. Jessica Pegula – 6,286
6. Amanda Anisimova – 5,958
7. Mirra Andreeva – 4,181
8. Elina Svitolina – 3,530 (+2)
9. Victoria Mboko – 3,531
10. Karolina Muchova – 3,328 (+1)

Other Winners

Sorana Cirstea is enjoying a fine final year on the WTA Tour as she won her fourth title, the Transylvania Open on home soil in February and then enjoyed a brilliant run to the semi-final, taking out top seed Sabalenka and 13th seed Linda Noskova.

Her campaign was ended by Coco Gauff, but she has climbed nine places in the Live Rankings to a new career-high of No 18 – three spots above her previous best of 21.

Anastasia Potapova surged 18 places to No 38 when the rankings were updated on 4 May and she will jump another 10 places to No 28 as she reached the third round after coming through qualifying. Jelena Ostapenko is one place below Potapova as she climbed seven places after making it to the quarter-finals.

Rising star Alex Eala won her first-ever match in the main draw at the Italian Open and she went on to reach the third round before losing against Rybakina. The Filipina’s reward is a four-place climb to No 38.

Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova is +9 to No 44 and Solana Sierra +8 to No 64, but the two biggest movers in the top 100 were Nikola Bartunkova with the Czech surging 29 places to No 65 while Taylor Townsend jumped 24 spots to No 72.

Former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova reached the fourth round and she is up 21 spots to No 109.

The Losers

Paolini was the defending champion, but her title defence ended in the third round and, as a result, she is down five places to No 13.

British No 1 was looking good for a French Open ranking at one point, but her late withdrawal from the Italian Open has given her hopes a near-fatal blow as she dropped seven places to No 37.

Zheng Qinwen reached the semi-final in Rome 12 months ago, but she lost in the third round this year and has slipped 21 places to No 53.

Veronika Kudermetova didn’t play at the WTA 1000 tournament and she has dropped 16 places to No 86, just one place ahead of Sofia Kenin, who has slumped 13 places.

But Peyton Stearns, a semi-finalist last year, is the biggest dropper as the American is -43 to No 92 after losing in the third round.

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Leading injury prevention and athlete welfare expert Stephen Smith has spoken to Tennis365 about the wrist injury that ended Carlos Alcaraz’s clay-court season.

Alcaraz has not played since suffering a right wrist injury in his first round win over Otto Virtanen at the Barcelona Open on 14 April.

The seven-time Grand Slam winner pulled out before his second round match in Barcelona and said the injury was “more serious than we all expected.”

Two days later, Alcaraz withdrew from the Madrid Masters, and a week after that, he ruled himself out of both the Italian Open and the French Open.

It has been reported that the injury Alcaraz is dealing with is an inflamed tendon sheath in his wrist. 

Smith, who is the founder and CEO of Kitman Labs — the world’s leading sports science and performance intelligence company — has shed light on how serious tendon sheath injuries can be.

“It depends on how much damage had occurred through something like that,” Smith said in an exclusive interview with Tennis365. “If it’s the tendon sheath, that’s generally indicative of the fact that it’s not a major issue.

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“If it was the tendon itself, that can be much more of a problem. But the sheath is basically the sleeve that surrounds it; that generally is indicative of a minor level of inflammation, or irritation, or strain.

“If it’s a tendon itself, you could have some level of partial tear. That can be quite concerning in a tendon, especially in a tennis player because those tendons are extremely small, there’s a lot of pressure and stress that goes through them, they’re obviously important for every single stroke. And that could be much more debilitating.

“But if it’s just the sheath, [that is] generally indicative of the fact that it might be an over-stretch, might be a slight strain. A small amount of inflammation that can be dealt with quite easily.

“They can strap those and take some pressure off and deload around that. So, much more manageable, I would suggest.”

Alcaraz’s withdrawal from the French Open a month before the tournament’s start date raised some concerns about his injury, but Smith thinks this was a wise decision.

“That’s probably [Alcaraz] being smart, when you look at the calendar and schedule that they have to get through, I think you’re probably going to see [that],” Smith assessed.

“The world of tennis is shifting slightly because of the change in calendar, change in those tournament lengths, change in number of matches that you need to commit to when you’re involved in those.

“And that means that we’re probably going to see more selective behaviour like that, because if you were playing less matches and there was more space between them, it would be easier to manage smaller [physical] conditions through that.

“But now, if you don’t do that, and you exacerbate something, then you can have a knock-on impact of missing another two or three tournaments really quickly afterwards.

“So, you’re probably going to see people make much smarter decisions like that now. They weren’t forced to make those decisions before.”

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Jannik Sinner continued his spellbinding run of form by defeating Andrey Rublev to confirm a place in the semi-finals of the Italian Open for the second consecutive year.

Sinner defeated Rublev in straight sets, but it was not as easy as the 6-2, 6-4 scoreline might suggest.

The Italian looked to struggle with fatigue in the second set, where he only hit 39% of his first serves, which will be a worry for the World No. 1.

That is not the only issue Sinner has noticed at the Italian Open this year, as he is not happy with how late play has been going on at the tournament.

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Luciano Darderi’s last 16 match with Rafael Jodar did not finish until 2am, for a multitude of reasons outside of the tournament’s control.

Rain throughout the day delayed matches, but Jodar vs Darderi was also struck by another strange imfringement.

Inter Milan and Lazio played out the Copa del Italia next door to the Italian Open, which saw Milan win 2-0 to lift the illustrious piece of silverware.

The celebrations had a knock-on effect to Jodar vs Darderi as the smoke from the celebrator fireworks caused a 19-minute delay to the tennis.

Darderi eventually took the third set with a bagel, but he did not finish until the early hours of the morning. After his press duties, the rising Italian would be unlikely to get to bed until around 5am in the morning.

Sinner does not think this is acceptable at all.

Speaking at his post-match press conference after defeating Rublev, Sinner said: “I am not a big fan of players having to start the match so late. We then go to bed really late. I have a lot of respect for the crowd that stayed, it’s incredible and what pushes us to play.”

Darderi and Sinner are now just one match away from producing an incredible all-Italian final in Rome.

Sinner needs to defeat either Daniil Medvedev or Martin Landaluce, while Casper Ruud stands in the way of Darderi.

Should the two Italians meet in the final, they will break a remarkable 69-year streak since the last time two Italian men contested the final in Rome.

That was played out in 1957 by Nicola Pietrangeli and Guiseppe Merlo and saw Pietrangeli win the first Italian Open title of his career.

Pietrangeli vs Merlo was just the second all-Italian final in Rome, following the 1955 meeting between Fausto Gardini and Merlo two years prior.

If either Sinner or Darderi win the title, they will become just the fifth Italian name to win the title in the tournament’s 96 year history.

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Jannik Sinner has given an update on his physical condition after appearing to struggle late in his win against Andrey Rublev at the 2026 Italian Open.

The four-time major champion earned a decisive 6-2, 6-4 victory against world No 14 Rublev in the quarter-finals at the Masters 1000 event in Rome.

The world No 1 was cruising when he led 6-2, 4-1 with a double break in the second set, but he had started to show signs of physical discomfort in the previous game, when he grabbed his left leg and grimaced.

Serving at 4-1 in the second set, Sinner was broken for the first time across his four matches in Rome, and he looked less imperious than he had early in the match despite sealing the win in convincing fashion.

During the changeover before Sinner served for the match at 5-4, Tennis TV commentator Nick Lester said: “Sinner has got problems.

“About 15 minutes ago, we saw him just grab the left leg. He’s not really been the same since.”

The 24-year-old will face either seventh seed Daniil Medvedev or lucky loser Martin Landaluce in the semi-finals at the Foro Italico.

Here is everything Sinner said in his post-match press conference.

Q. Your first serve percentage was 39% in the second set. You seemed a little bit tired. You play tomorrow. How are you feeling physically?

SINNER: I’m going to be all right. It’s normal that one day in the tournament you are slightly tired. I played a lot also. It has been very long days for me. But look, I’m happy how I end the situation. We try to keep going.

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Q. At the end of the match, you said you didn’t play for records; you wanted to write your own story. Can you help us to understand the big picture you have in mind. What would be a nice story at the end of your career? The guys in the stands 20 years have to tell Jannik Sinner stories to their grandchildren, what do you like these stories to be like?

SINNER: I think I’m already writing my own story in any case. I feel like if things are not going well, I still did something great for myself in a way. I would have never imagined to stand here as the player what I am right now. Back in the days, when I was younger, I never thought I would arrive to such a high level of tennis. Now I’m here. The perspective is obviously different. Mostly, [I hope] people think that I was fair play and a good person. This goes for me much more on top of everything. Underneath there is the level what I have produced hopefully for the rest of my career. I’m very, very solid player. That’s it, no? Nothing crazy.

Q. You are always improving your game. Can you explain a little bit what did you change in your game on clay this year compared to last year?

SINNER: No, I think we don’t need to look only on the results. I think also last year I played great clay court tennis. Made final here. Made final in Paris. It has been an incredible run last year. This year [is] the first time I’ve won something big on clay. But this is also the confidence of the process what we are trying to produce year after year. Also, physically I’m getting stronger. I think it’s a mix of everything. Those experience, to play certain points in a better way, yeah, but mostly I feel like, physically, if you improve, it helps you a lot on clay.

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Jannik Sinner made Masters 1000 history with his quarter-final victory against Andrey Rublev at the 2026 Italian Open.

The world No 1, who is chasing his maiden title at the prestigious clay-court event in Rome, prevailed 6-2, 6-4 against Rublev at the Foro Italico on Thursday.

Sinner now stands alone as the man with the most successive Masters 1000 match wins, with his victory over Rublev taking his winning streak at this category of event to a staggering 32.

The Italian has moved clear of tennis legend Novak Djokovic, who he had joined on 31 wins with his fourth round triumph against Andrea Pellegrino in Rome.

Asked about breaking Djokovic’s record, Sinner said: “You know, it’s tough to say because I don’t play for records, I play just for my own story.

“Obviously, at the same time, it means a lot to me.”

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Here, we look at the seven longest winning streaks in ATP Masters 1000 history (the Masters series was introduced in 1990).

1. Jannik Sinner – 32* (2025-present)

Sinner began his current record-breaking Masters streak with his victory at the 2025 Paris Masters.

The Italian secured titles in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Madrid this year before his four wins en route to the semi-finals in Rome.

2. Novak Djokovic – 31 (2011)

In 2011, Djokovic won the first five Masters 1000 events he played — Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and the Canadian Open.

The Serbian’s 31-match winning streak at this level ended when he retired against Andy Murray in the second set of the 2011 Cincinnati final.

3. Novak Djokovic – 30 (2014-2015)

Djokovic’s second-longest Masters win streak started with his triumph at the 2014 Paris Masters and also featured victories in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Rome in 2015.

Murray beat Djokovic in the 2015 Montreal title match to stop his rival’s run at 30 successive wins.

4. Roger Federer – 29 (2005-2006)

Roger Federer won 29 Masters 1000 matches in a row between 2005 and 2006 as he claimed titles in Hamburg, Cincinnati, Indian Wells and Miami.

The Swiss was denied a 30th straight victory by Rafael Nadal, who beat him in the 2006 Monte Carlo Masters final.

=5. Rafael Nadal – 23 (2013)

Nadal collected titles in Madrid, Rome, Montreal and Cincinnati during his best Masters 1000 streak, which spanned 23 matches in 2013.

The Spaniard’s run ended with a semi-final loss to Juan Martin del Potro at the 2013 Shanghai Masters.

=5. Novak Djokovic – 23 (2013-2014)

Djokovic’s third-longest win streak at Masters level lasted 23 matches and included titles in Shanghai and Paris in 2013 before he completed the Sunshine Double by winning Indian Wells and Miami in March 2014.

His streak was snapped by Federer in the semi-finals at the 2014 Monte Carlo Masters.

7. Novak Djokovic – 22 (2015-2016)

Between 2015 and 2016, Djokovic amassed another streak that featured titles in Shanghai, Paris, Indian Wells and Miami.

The Serb’s run ended with a shock loss to Jiri Vesely in his opening match at the 2016 Monte Carlo Masters.

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