Overview
- Sinner’s Madrid title, earned Sunday with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Alexander Zverev, made him the first man to capture five Masters 1000 events in a row.
- Sinner’s Masters win streak stands at 28, and reporters note he needs four more Rome victories to pass Novak Djokovic’s all-time mark of 31, with TV voices Steve Weissman and Sam Querrey predicting he will do it.
- Rome offers Sinner a shot to complete the Career Golden Masters, which means winning all nine Masters 1000 tournaments, with the Italian Open the only trophy missing from his set.
- Carlos Alcaraz’s wrist injury rules him out of Rome and Roland Garros, and coach Patrick Mouratoglou says Sinner’s chances in Paris are as strong as he has seen, calling the world No. 1 the standout favorite.
- Sinner has widened his Race to Turin lead after Madrid, while Zverev’s struggles against him have stretched to nine straight losses since the 2023 US Open, drawing criticism of Zverev’s tactics from Brad Gilbert.