Jannik Sinner extends 25-match streak

Jannik Sinner beat Cameron Norrie 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday to reach the Madrid Open quarterfinals and extend his ATP Masters 1000 winning streak to 25 matches. (atptour.com) (msn.com) The top-ranked Italian started on Manolo Santana Stadium shortly after 11 a.m. and closed out the match in 1 hour, 27 minutes. (atptour.com) (lta.org.uk) Sinner won 83% of his first-serve points and broke Norrie four times in their first tour-level meeting. Norrie, the British No. 1 and No. 19 seed in Madrid, briefly leveled the second set before Sinner broke again at 5-5. (atptour.com) (lta.org.uk) The streak matters because ATP Masters 1000 events sit one tier below the four Grand Slams and draw the sport’s deepest fields. Sinner’s run now spans titles in Shanghai, Miami and Monte Carlo, plus this week’s wins in Madrid. (atptour.com) Madrid added a second storyline after the match. Sinner said organizers should make “scheduling adjustments” after Rafael Jodar’s previous match against Joao Fonseca ended near 1 a.m. local time. (tennis.com) (washingtonpost.com) Sinner said late finishes “mess up the whole day” for players, while noting that Jodar got extra recovery time before their side of the draw resumed. Madrid scheduled their quarterfinal for Wednesday, April 29, not before 4 p.m. local time. (washingtonpost.com) (atptour.com) Jodar, a 19-year-old Spanish wild card, advanced by beating Fonseca 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 in a match that finished just before 1 a.m. He then set up the first tour-level meeting of his career with Sinner. (tennis.com) (atptour.com) For Sinner, the immediate task is simple: win again and keep the Masters streak moving on clay in Madrid. For the tournament, the scheduling debate is now attached to its biggest men’s match on Wednesday. (atptour.com) (tennis.com)