Overview
- Sinner, who closed out Sunday’s final in 57 minutes, beat Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 for his first Madrid crown.
- The victory makes him the first player to win five ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in a row, the top tier of events below the Grand Slams.
- He stays world No. 1 with about 14,350 ranking points, which extends his gap over Carlos Alcaraz.
- The 24-year-old has not lost since February’s Doha quarterfinals to Jakub Mensik, and he now owns nine Masters 1000 titles.
- Rome and then Roland Garros now loom as the key clay tests, with his current form making him the player to beat.