Sinner Breaks Djokovic Mark With 32nd Win at Rome Tennis
Jannik Sinner turned rome tennis into a record night, beating Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semi-finals and claim the 32nd straight victory of his ATP Masters 1000 run. The win moved the Italian world number one past Novak Djokovic’s all-time mark for successive match wins at that level and kept him on track in Rome.
Sinner Passes Djokovic
The 24-year-old has now won 45 of his past 47 matches across all tournaments since his last defeat at a Masters 1000 event in Shanghai. He has also swept through Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and Madrid this year, and won in Paris in November.
His run has been even cleaner than the record alone suggests. Sinner has won 64 of the 66 sets he has contested during it, and his victory in Madrid earlier this month made him the first player in history to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles.
Rublev Falls in Rome
Rublev, the 12th seed, could not keep pace once Sinner settled in. The Italian opened with a 6-2 set and closed in 6-4, a straight-sets result that extended a Masters 1000 streak few players have ever come close to matching.
Sinner also moved to 121 wins from 150 matches at ATP 1000 level, leaving him within reach of Rafael Nadal’s 123 wins since the format was introduced in 1990. The numbers now sit alongside a larger target in Rome: he is trying to become the first Italian men’s singles champion there since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.
Medvedev Awaits Sinner
Next up is Daniil Medvedev, who beat Martin Landaluce 1-6 6-4 7-5 to reach his first semi-final in the clay-court swing. Sinner will need two more wins in Rome if he is to finish the job and keep that home title chase alive.
“I don't play for records. I play just for my own story,” Sinner said after the match. He added: “At the same time, it means a lot to me. But tomorrow is another opponent, in different conditions - it's a night match.”
He also pointed to the physical load of the week, saying: “Now the highest priority for me is trying to recover as much as I can physically.”
And he left the court with the same straight answer that matched the scoreline: “Emotionally it takes a lot playing here at home. At the same time, I'll definitely try to do my best. It's a win-win situation for me in any case. It was a good day today.”
