Former ATP Tour player Nicolas Escude has assessed that Jannik Sinner \u201cdidn\u2019t do anything exceptional\u201d to demolish Alexander Zverev at the 2026 Madrid Masters.<\/p>\n
In the championship match in Madrid, world No 1 Sinner<\/a> steamrolled third-ranked Zverev<\/a> 6-1, 6-2 in just 58 minutes to secure his maiden title in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n Sinner broke Zverev twice in each set and lost only seven points on his own serve, while he won 51 of the 74 points played in a lopsided contest.<\/p>\n The Italian has won nine consecutive matches against Zverev and leads the head-to-head 10-4 after losing four of his first five encounters with the German.<\/p>\n The four-time major champion has not been broken in his last six meetings with Zverev.<\/p>\n Speaking to Eurosport France<\/em><\/a>, Escude said Sinner \u201cwas never threatened\u201d in the Madrid final as he criticised Zverev\u2019s display.<\/p>\n \u201cThere hasn\u2019t been any doubt (about Sinner being the best player in the world) for a while now,\u201d said the former world No 17 (translated from French).<\/p>\n ATP Rankings: Sinner extends lead over Alcaraz; Fils, Jodar and Blockx soar; Ruud and Draper drop<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n ATP Italian Open draw: Novak Djokovic learns his fate as he returns for Jannik Sinner\u2019s homecoming<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as\u00a0<\/span>a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a juggernaut, five Masters 1000 titles in a row\u2026 We can even add the ATP Finals. He dominated it without dropping a set. It\u2019s impressive, even if this final was disappointing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t learn anything new about Sinner in this match. He didn\u2019t do anything exceptional, he was never under pressure, he was never threatened\u2026 He did what he knows how to do.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s Zverev who wasn\u2019t up to scratch at all in this final. The slightest lapse against him (Sinner), and you pay the price.\u201d<\/p>\n The only Masters 1000 title Sinner is yet to win is the Italian Open, where he is set to compete next.<\/p>\n Escude gave his verdict on Sinner\u2019s quest to complete the set of Masters crowns.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic that the last one he\u2019s missing is at home in Rome,\u201d said the Frenchman.<\/p>\n \u201cFor what it\u2019s worth, it\u2019s brilliant. He didn\u2019t necessarily look tired during the final, but I thought he looked a little drawn, a bit tired.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s spoken about weariness, about physical fatigue, and that\u2019s still true. If he has to skip Rome, he will.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Former British No 1 tells Jannik Sinner \u2018there is one player\u2019 who can stop him<\/a> The post Alexander Zverev bluntly told he \u2018wasn\u2019t up to scratch at all\u2019 in brutal Jannik Sinner Madrid Open loss<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former ATP Tour player Nicolas Escude has assessed that Jannik Sinner \u201cdidn\u2019t do anything exceptional\u201d to demolish Alexander Zverev at the 2026 Madrid Masters. In the championship match in Madrid, world No 1 Sinner steamrolled third-ranked Zverev 6-1, 6-2 in just 58 minutes to secure his maiden title in the Spanish capital. Sinner broke Zverev […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n
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