Jannik Sinner wins Madrid, becomes first player ever to win five Masters 1000 titles in a row

Jannik Sinner has stormed past Alexander Zverev, 6-1, 6-2, to win the Mutua Madrid Open for the first time in his career.

And with that victory he rewrites history, becoming the first player ever to win five Masters 1000 events in a row, not including missed events, since the Masters 1000 level of tournament began in 1990.

He was previously tied with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic for the record at four Masters 1000 titles in a row. Those two are the only other players to even win three Masters 1000 titles in a row.

MOST CONSECUTIVE MASTERS 1000 TITLES (since 1990):

• 5: Sinner ['25 Paris, '26 Indian Wells, '26 Miami, '26 Monte Carlo, '26 Madrid]
• 4: Nadal ['13 Madrid, '13 Rome, '13 Canada, '13 Cincinnati]
• 4: Djokovic ['13 Shanghai, '13 Paris, '14 Indian Wells, '14 Miami]
• 4: Djokovic ['14 Paris, '15 Indian Wells, '15 Miami, '15 Monte Carlo]
• 4: Djokovic ['15 Shanghai, '15 Paris, '16 Indian Wells, '16 Miami]

And there’s more.

Sinner has now won eight of the nine Masters 1000 events on the calendar, with Rome being the only one missing from his collection.

He’s just the third player ever to win eight different Masters 1000 events in their career, alongside Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Federer won seven of the nine current Masters 1000 events, only missing Monte Carlo and Rome, but he also won Hamburg three times when it was a Masters 1000 event (it was replaced at that level in 2009 when Madrid switched from indoor hard courts to clay).

Not only has Djokovic won all nine of the current Masters 1000 events (a Career Golden Masters), but he’s won them all twice each (a Double Career Golden Masters). Even more impressive? He’s one Monte Carlo title away from having won them all three times each!

Sinner could complete his own Career Golden Masters in Rome.

More to come...