MADRID – World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev within the remaining of the Madrid Open to win his first title, turning into the primary male participant to win 5 consecutive Masters 1000 tournaments.
Sinner defeated No. 3 Zverev 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday for his twenty third consecutive win. He had already received this yr’s Monte Carlo, Miami, Indian Wells and final yr’s Masters 1000 event in Paris.
“I feel there’s a number of effort behind it,” Sinner stated. “I’ve put in a number of dedication and sacrifice each day. Clearly, seeing outcomes like this implies loads to me.”
Zverev misplaced to Sinner within the semifinals of those tournaments. He received in Madrid in 2018 and 2021, and was runner-up behind Carlos Alcaraz in 2022.
Sinner comfortably defeated Zverev at Madrid’s Caja Magica Tennis Advanced, by no means going through a break level.
“I’m so completely happy that I continued to imagine in myself,” Sinner stated. “I’m going to each observe session each day and attempt to do the suitable job with the suitable self-discipline. For that you just want the suitable staff behind you and I’ve that. I am very completely happy not just for myself but additionally for the staff. This implies loads to all of us.”
The 24-year-old Sinner will subsequent play in Rome, the place he will likely be seeking to raise the trophy on the solely Masters 1000 event he has but to win. The Italian is aiming to hitch Novak Djokovic as the one males to finish a profession Golden Masters. The Serbs received all 9 tournaments twice.
In Saturday’s ladies’s remaining, Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) defeated Mila Andreeva (Russia) 7-5, 6-3.
