Jannik Sinner sets 32‑match Masters run

Jannik Sinner broke the ATP Masters 1000 record on May 14 when he beat Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in the Italian Open quarterfinals in Rome. The ATP Tour said the victory was Sinner’s 32nd in a row at Masters 1000 level, moving him past Novak Djokovic’s previous mark of 31. The win also sent the world No. 1 into the semifinals at Foro Italico, where he is due to face Daniil Medvedev on Friday night. ATP Tour records show Sinner’s run began at the Paris Masters in November 2025 and has carried through Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid and now Rome. ### How did Sinner set the record in Rome? Jannik Sinner needed 1 hour and 32 minutes to beat Rublev on Thursday, according to the ATP Tour’s match report from Rome. The top seed controlled the first set and then recovered after letting a 4-1 lead narrow in the second, closing out the match in straight sets before a home crowd. The ATP Tour said Sinner improved to 8-3 against Rublev in their head-to-head meetings. (atptour.com) The ATP Tour said Sinner had matched Djokovic’s 31-match mark earlier in the week with his fourth-round win in Rome. Thursday’s result then left him alone atop the list for the longest ATP Masters 1000 winning streak. ### What exactly counts toward the 32-match streak? ATP Tour records say the streak covers ATP Masters 1000 main-draw singles matches and began with Sinner’s second-round win over Zizou Bergs at the 2025 Paris Masters. (atptour.com) The same ATP account said Sinner then won the title in Paris, completed the “Sunshine Double” by taking Indian Wells and Miami in March, and added Monte Carlo and Madrid during the clay season. (atptour.com) The ATP Tour said Sinner’s last defeat at Masters 1000 level came in Shanghai in October 2025, when he retired in the deciding set against Tallon Griekspoor. Since starting the streak in Paris, ATP records say he has lost only two sets across those 32 wins. ### Whose mark did he pass? (atptour.com) Novak Djokovic held the previous record with 31 consecutive Masters 1000 wins, the ATP Tour said. ATP records date that run from Indian Wells to the Cincinnati final in 2011. The ATP Tour’s historical list places Sinner first on 32, Djokovic second on 31, Djokovic again on 30, Roger Federer on 29, and Djokovic and Rafael Nadal tied on 23. (atptour.com) That places Sinner alone at the top of the Masters 1000 streak table maintained by the tour. ### What did Sinner say after beating Rublev? (atptour.com) Sinner said after the match that Rublev remained dangerous even if neither player produced his best tennis in difficult conditions. “I felt like we both didn't play at our best today, but the conditions are very tough here,” the ATP Tour quoted Sinner as saying. He added: “It’s a very special tournament for me.” (atptour.com) The ATP Tour also quoted Sinner saying, “I don’t play for records,” after the win. That comment came after he moved past Djokovic’s total and within two victories of the Rome title. ### What else is at stake for Sinner this week? ATP Tour coverage said Sinner has already won Masters 1000 titles this season at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Madrid, after also taking Paris late in 2025. (atptour.com) The ATP said the Madrid title made him the first player to win five consecutive Masters 1000 events. ATP Tour reports also said a title in Rome would make Sinner the second man after Djokovic to complete the Career Golden Masters, meaning titles at all nine Masters 1000 events. In a separate Rome match report, the ATP said Sinner joined Rafael Nadal as the only men to reach the semifinals at the first five Masters 1000 events of a season. (atptour.com) ### When does he play Medvedev? The ATP Tour’s Rome schedule lists Jannik Sinner against Daniil Medvedev on Campo Centrale on Friday, May 15, not before 8:30 p.m. local time. The ATP schedule page said the semifinal is part of the evening session at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia at Foro Italico. Olympics.com’s Rome event page lists the men’s singles semifinals for May 15 and the final for May 17. (atptour.com) That leaves Sinner two matches from the title in his home tournament if he gets past Medvedev on Friday. (olympics.com) (atptour.com)