Unstoppable Sinner breaks Djokovic record in Rome
Jannik Sinner has broken Novak Djokovic's all-time record of successive match wins at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments by recording the 32nd straight victory of his historic streak to reach the Italian Open semi-finals. Sinner, the Italian world number one, overpowered 12th seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to continue his bid to join Djokovic as only the second man to win all nine Masters 1000 titles.
Sinner, 24, has joined Spanish great Rafael Nadal as the only other man to reach semi-finals at each of the first five Masters 1000 events in a season. He has won 45 of his past 47 matches across all tournaments since suffering his last defeat at a Masters 1000 tournament, when he was forced to retire from his third-round match in Shanghai. He has triumphed at that level in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and Madrid this year, following victory in Paris in November, winning 64 of the 66 sets he has contested during his record-breaking run. Sinner said, "I don't play for records. I play just for my own story," and "At the same time, it means a lot to me. But tomorrow is another opponent, in different conditions - it's a night match." He also said, "Now the highest priority for me is trying to recover as much as I can physically," and "Emotionally, it takes a lot to play here at home. At the same time, I'll definitely try to do my best. It's a win-win situation for me in any case. It was a good day today." Overall, he has claimed 121 wins from
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Jannik Sinner and other top players are competing at the Italian Open- a high-stakes tournament. The competition is fierce, and records are on the line, raising the stakes for everyone involved.
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