Jannik Sinner Breaks Novak Djokovic’s Masters 1000 Mark

Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates beating France's Arthur Fils during their 2026 ATP Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament semi-final singles match at the Caja Magica in Madrid, on May 1, 2026. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner continues to make history

The 24-year-old Italian dominated No. 3 Alexander Zverev, 6-1, 6-2, in just 57 minutes en route to the Madrid championship on Sunday.

Sinner improved to 30-2 on the year.

Sinner has now won the first four ATP Masters 1000 events of the year – Indian Wells, Miami Open, Monte-Carlo and Madrid -- breaking a tie with Novak Djokovic, who won the first three in 2015. Sinner has won five straight Masters 1000 events overall.

He has won eight of the nine Masters 1000s in his career, and will seek to tie Djokovic’s record of nine when the Italian Open runs May 6-17 at the Foro Italico in Rome.

Sinner missed many of these events a year ago after accepting a three-month ban in February 2025 following a doping case settlement. The ban caused the then-world No. 1 to miss Indian Wells and Miami in March, along with Masters events in April. He returned in time for the Italian Open in May, but lost to Carlos Alcaraz, 7-6(5), 6-1, in the final.

“What we’re living right now the last couple of months is Jannik Sinner’s revenge tour because he was forced to miss these events that he’s been winning, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid.,” Jim Courier said on Tennis Channel. “He missed them all last year because of the suspension. He’s sweeping all of them. How do you like me now.”

Against Zverev, Sinner banged out eight aces against just one double-fault and was a perfect 4-of-4 on break chances. He won 93% of his first-serve points while also taking 19 receiving points.

With Alcaraz out through at least the French Open with a wrist injury, Sinner will be a heavy favorite to win in Rome and Paris to extend his dominant run.

This article was originally published on Forbes.com