Overview
- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner beat Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach the Madrid Open final and extend his winning streak to 22.
- The win was his 350th at tour level, making him the first man born in the 2000s to reach that milestone.
- He also joined Federer, Nadal and Djokovic as the only men to make finals at all nine Masters 1000 events, the top tier below Grand Slams, and he is the youngest to do it.
- Sinner did not face a break point in the semifinal and said a heavy match load has left him physically tired even as his form stays sharp.
- Alexander Zverev defeated Alexander Blockx 6-2, 7-5 to set up Sunday’s final, a meeting with Sinner after several recent Masters semifinal losses to the Italian.