How Jannik Sinner can beat two Novak Djokovic records at Italian Open - and soon break another as ATP Masters dominance continues
Updated 06/05/2026 at 14:09 GMT+1
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Jannik Sinner has the chance to make history at the Italian Open by joining Novak Djokovic as the only players to have completed the full set of ATP Masters 1000 titles.
Sinner crushes Zverev to claim record fifth straight Masters 1000 title
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World No. 1 Sinner has enjoyed a perfect clay season so far, winning at both the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Madrid Open.
With victory in the Spanish capital, he became the first player to ever win five straight Masters titles (Paris, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid).
The Italian hasn’t lost a match in almost three months and can make history on his home court in Rome.
Career Golden Masters
Remember when there were concerns over Sinner’s form after he was beaten in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open in February by Jakub Mensik?
"It's nothing that's going to worry me," said Sinner at the time. Turns out he was right not to be worried.
Sinner has been in stunning form since that defeat. He became the first player to win the ‘Sunshine Double’ of Indian Wells and the Miami Open without dropping a set.
He then beat Alcaraz in the Monte-Carlo final to return to world No. 1, and followed up with a dominant victory in Madrid to win his fifth straight Masters title.
In Rome, Sinner will be aiming to join Novak Djokovic as the only player to have won all nine Masters titles.
Djokovic has done so twice, but didn’t complete the set until turning 31. Sinner can become the youngest winner of all the Masters events at the age of just 24.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray all won seven of the nine Masters events.
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Federer did not win Monte-Carlo and Rome, Nadal missed out on Miami and Paris, and Murray was left without Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo.
Alcaraz still has three more to win - Canada, Shanghai, and Paris.
Djokovic is in the draw in Rome as he makes his return to action after over six weeks out with injury.
Masters winning streak
Sinner has now won 28 matches in a row at Masters 1000 level, dropping just two sets during that run.
His last defeat at a Masters tournament was at the 2025 Shanghai Masters when he retired in the third set against Tallon Griekspoor.
Sinner has surpassed Nadal’s best winning run at Masters level (23) and has the all-time record in his sights.
One win in Rome will move him level with Federer’s best streak of 29 and three more would tie him with the record of 31 set by Djokovic.
Sinner will need to win six matches to claim the title in Rome, which would take him to 34 straight Masters victories.
Longest Masters 1000 winning streaks
| Player | Wins |
| Novak Djokovic | 31 (Indian Wells 2011 - Cincinnati 2011) |
| Novak Djokovic | 30 (Paris 2014 - Montreal 2015) |
| Roger Federer | 29 (Hamburg 2005 - Monte-Carlo 2006) |
| Jannik Sinner | 28 (Paris 2025 - present) |
Even though he is beating records set by the 'Big Three,' Sinner has played down any comparisons with the tennis legends.
"As I always said, I cannot compare myself with Rafa, Roger, Novak," he said in Madrid.
"What they did, it's something incredible. I don't play for these records, or I don't play for records in general. I play for myself. I play for my team, because they know what's behind.
"Also my family, because with the success I've had, they also never changed how they are towards me … It means, of course, a lot, great numbers. But there is a lot of discipline, a lot of sacrifice behind this."
Most Masters titles in a season
Sinner is the first player in history to win the first four Masters events of the season. If he wins two more, he will tie the record for the most Masters titles won in a single campaign.
The record was set by Djokovic in 2015 when he won Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Rome, Shanghai, and Paris.
Djokovic did not play at the Madrid Open that season and was beaten in the finals of the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open.
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Career Grand Slam
Sinner will soon have the French Open - live on TNT Sports and HBO Max from May 31 - in his sights.
The clay Grand Slam is the only one missing from his collection but he looks set to be the overwhelming favourite for victory with Alcaraz absent due to injury.
Sinner was beaten in last year’s final by Alcaraz after spurning three championship points.
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