Sinner sets record in Madrid: wins fifth consecutive Masters 1000 in the world

Jannik Sinner really doesn't stop: he also triumphed in Madrid by dominating Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 in the final, the ninth time in a row against the German (world number 3). But this, above all, is the fourth Mille tournament in a row brought home in the same calendar year (only Nadal had managed it in 2013), after Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo. Considering Paris Bercy, won in the autumn of 2025, Sinner's consecutive Thousand is five: an absolute record, achieved at the age of 24.

Not only that. With his success in Spain, the Italian has won all the tournaments that guarantee a thousand points except the one in Rome, where they await him as the messiah (the Internazionali begin on 5 May, but he will not be on court until Saturday 9 or Sunday 10), 50 years after Panatta's triumph against Vilas on the clay of the Foro Italico.

It was a match without history, marked in the first set by an embarrassing Zverev who suffers a break in the opening set and, down 3-0, misses two smashes equivalent to an empty-goal penalty. After 18 minutes he was trailing 5-0, he recovered in the next set, but then the Italian closed 6-1 with the fourth ace of the set. The gap between the two was evident, Sinner's ball weight was of a different level, his fragile forehand exposed the German to even serious errors, and his powerful serve and effective backhand were not enough to compensate.

Zverev seemed to have a good reaction, taking a 1-0 lead in the second set, but it was short-lived: Sinner broke him on 1-all and continued his relentless march, hitting ace and winner after winner, surprising his opponent with the short ball and not giving him any space. The second break scored by the world number one on 4-2 further shortened the match, which ended 6-2, in less than an hour. All in all, it is a tough demolition, also psychological.

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