Sinner becomes 1st Italian man to win Italian Open in 50 years, matches Djokovic's Masters sweep
Italian tennis fans had waited for this moment for a half century.
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Sinner wins Italian Open to complete Masters collection
ROME, May 17 : Jannik Sinner beat Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the Italian Open final on Sunday to complete a sweep of all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles, becoming only the second player after Novak Djokovic to achieve a career “Golden Masters”.
Record-breaker Sinner beats Medvedev to set up Italian Open final with Ruud
ROME, May 16 : World number one Jannik Sinner had a restless night before completing a rain-interrupted victory over Daniil Medvedev to reach the Italian Open final on home soil on Saturday.
Sinner reaches Italian Open semis, breaks Masters 1000 winning streak record
ROME: Jannik Sinner reached the semifinals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments. Another straight-sets victory, this time 6-2, 6-4 over Rublev, moved Sinner up to 32 straight wins in the ATP’s top-ranked events, one more than the previous record established by Novak Djokovic in 2011. Rublev was Sinner’s first seeded opponent at this year’s tournament in Rome and the world number one made short work of his task in front of a delighted center court. In the last four Sinner is likely to face Daniil Medvedev, winner of the 2023 title at the Foro Italico, with the seventh seed taking on lucky loser Martin Landaluce in the first match of the evening session, which is scheduled to start at 1700GMT. But Sinner looks near unbeatable at the moment and with his great rival Carlos Alcaraz out injured he is heavy favorite to become the first Italian to win the Rome title in five decades, with a potential career Grand Slam on the cards at the French Open. Rublev offered little resistance, the Russian dropping his own serve in the first game of both sets to give Sinner a handy leg-up, and committing 28 unforced errors in 18 games. Sinner meanwhile showed flashes of his best tennis, with one beautiful cross-court drop shot helping him to break Rublev for the fourth time and take a 4-1 lead in the second set which gave his opponent too much to do. Iga Swiatek will bid to reach her first final of the year when she faces Elina Svitolina in the final match of the day on center court. A six-time Grand Slam champion, Swiatek has been out of sorts on clay since winning the last of her four French Open titles two years ago, but she has
With 32nd consecutive Masters win, Sinner breaks Djokovic's record to reach Italian Open semis
Jannik Sinner is two victories from becoming the first home man to win the Italian Open in half a century. And it doesn't seem like anybody can stop him, either in Rome or at the French Open in 10 days.
Italian Musetti withdraws from French Open due to thigh injury
May 13 : Italian Lorenzo Musetti has withdrawn from the French Open with a thigh injury, the world number 10 said on Wednesday, describing the decision as extremely difficult.
Sinner matches Djokovic record with 31st straight Masters win
ROME: The records keep coming for Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked Sinner beat qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday and match Novak Djokovic’s record with a 31st consecutive Masters Series victory. Sinner hasn’t been beaten in a Masters Series event — the biggest tournaments outside the Grand Slams — since he retired with cramps in extreme heat against Tallon Griekspoor in Shanghai in October. Djokovic won 31 straight Masters matches in 2011. “If you want to be a great player you’ve got to play on all the surfaces and all the tournaments at your maximum,” Sinner said. “It’s the mind that makes the difference.” Like in his previous match, Sinner took control quickly with a break in the opening game before a packed Campo Centrale — where many fans were decked out in orange, which is Sinner’s theme color.
Sinner equals Djokovic's 31-match Masters run, marches into Rome quarters
ROME, May 12 : World number one Jannik Sinner extended his Masters 1000 winning streak to 31 matches, equalling Novak Djokovic's all-time record, with a 6-2 6-3 victory over unseeded compatriot Andrea Pellegrino in the round of 16 of the Italian Open on Tuesday.