Overview
- Sinner opened his Madrid campaign with a 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4 win over qualifier Benjamin Bonzi to reach the third round.
- The victory keeps alive his chase for a fifth consecutive ATP Masters 1000 trophy, which would surpass the four-in-a-row mark held by Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
- He enters as the top seed and a strong favorite with Carlos Alcaraz sidelined and Novak Djokovic skipping the event.
- Coach Simone Vagnozzi said they played Madrid to avoid a long gap after Monte Carlo and to build match rhythm ahead of Rome and the French Open.
- The world No. 1 reclaimed the ranking after titles at Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo, a surge that Boris Becker believes was fueled by Sinner’s painful Australian Open semifinal loss to Djokovic.