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“There's no better place to complete this set.”

In a nutshell, that’s how Jannik Sinner expressed his latest achievement by becoming just the second man after Novak Djokovic to own a Career Golden Masters following Sunday’s 6-4, 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in Rome.

The world No. 1 has now swept the last six tournaments at the 1000-level, including the first five on the 2026 calendar. A look at some key moments from his perfect homecoming at the Foro Italico, where he became the first Italian man in 50 years to claim the Internazionali BNL d'Italia trophy:

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The local hero prepares for his entrance into the stadium.

The local hero prepares for his entrance into the stadium.

Down 0-2 to start, Sinner settled in and closed out the opening set with this overhead winner.

Down 0-2 to start, Sinner settled in and closed out the opening set with this overhead winner.

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The 24-year-old looks over to his box after clinching championship point.

The 24-year-old looks over to his box after clinching championship point.

Sinner busted out laughing when Ruud trolled, "I just wanted to say to the Italian Tennis Federation, you are doing an incredible job. With what Jannik is doing but also after Jannik you have six, seven, eight unbelievable players who are taking tennis by storm. I know that in football it's a different story at the moment. Sorry! When you are losing to Norway, we have to be able to make a bit of jokes."

Sinner busted out laughing when Ruud trolled, "I just wanted to say to the Italian Tennis Federation, you are doing an incredible job. With what Jannik is doing but also after Jannik you have six, seven, eight unbelievable players who are taking tennis by storm. I know that in football it's a different story at the moment. Sorry! When you are losing to Norway, we have to be able to make a bit of jokes."

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Sinner examines the trophy, having been congratulated on stage by Italy's president Sergio Mattarella and 1976 champion Adriano Panatta.

Sinner examines the trophy, having been congratulated on stage by Italy's president Sergio Mattarella and 1976 champion Adriano Panatta.

Sinner's grin expanded when Ruud was unable to open his bottle of champagne for a traditional spray celebration between finalists, but he went easy on his peer despite the earlier dig.

Sinner's grin expanded when Ruud was unable to open his bottle of champagne for a traditional spray celebration between finalists, but he went easy on his peer despite the earlier dig.