Four-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner became the first-ever player to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles, as he defeated Alexander Zverev in straight sets to lift the Madrid Open title.
Sinner stretched his winning streak to 23 matches with a superb display in the Spanish capital.
Only tennis greats Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had managed to win four titles at this level in a row.
Sinner has been in impeccable form and broke Zverev’s first service game before consolidating for a 3-0 lead.
Sinner, who won the eight prior meetings against Zverev as well, bagged another break and eased into a 5-0 advantage on his serve.
In the sixth game, Zverev produced his first hold, but there was nothing he could do about Sinner’s
powerful serving.
Sinner has been working on increasing his variety and a drop shot left Zverev scrambling before the former clinched the first set with an ace.
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World number two Carlos Alcaraz’s wrist injury has left Sinner with no realistic rival in the weeks ahead, leading to Roland Garros.
Sinner bagged a break in the third game of the second set to tighten his grip on the title. Zverev, a two-time Madrid champion known for thriving at altitude, showed greater resistance than in the opening set but was unable to halt his opponent’s charge.
Sinner hammered down a forehand winner for another break to take a 5-2 lead and serve for the championship.
Sinner sealed his win serving to love to wrap up a sublime fortnight in Madrid, where nobody has come close to stopping him.
Since retiring during his third-round clash in Shanghai in October, Sinner has gone on a brilliant run, lifting titles in Paris, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and now Madrid.
