Overview
- OptaAce reports Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev are the first duo since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in 2011 to make the quarterfinals at the first four Masters 1000 events.
- In Madrid, Sinner beat Cameron Norrie in straight sets to reach the last eight, and Zverev edged Jakub Mensik 6-4, 6-7, 6-3.
- Zverev, a two-time Madrid champion, is slated to face 10th seed Flavio Cobolli in a quarterfinal rematch after Cobolli beat him 6-3, 6-3 in Munich earlier this month.
- The run spans Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, and Madrid, showing sustained form across the season’s early hard- and clay-court Masters events.
- With Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz sidelined from Madrid by injuries and Ben Shelton coming off a Munich title, the clay picture now tilts toward players carrying live momentum.