Jannik Sinner Breaks Djokovic's Master 1000 Record With 32nd Straight Win

For years the benchmark for sustained dominance at Masters 1000 level in Tennis was simple. If you were performing even remotely comparable to Novak Djokovic in 2011, you were operating in historic territory.

Very few tennis players have come close to replacing the likes of Tennis legends including Rafael Nadal, Djokovic and Roger Federer or say even Pete Sampras.

The trio- Nadal, Federer and Djokovic- were almost impossible to defeat until the new generation of players really put in the hard work. Like Rafa-Federer rivalry, this generation has Alcaraz-Sinner.

The World No.1 Jannik Sinner is amongst the new generation of players who is not only tall, lean but also aggressive on the court. Sinner defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2,6-4 on Thursday night at the international BNL d'talia to register his 32ng consecutive ATP Masters 1000 victory, breaking none other than Djokovic's all-time record of 31 straight wins at the level.

This is certainly not a small number. The wins are across tournaments, across different formats, different surfaces. Sinner has turned category into something close to routine.

The streak began after his retirement against Tallon Griekspoor in Shanghai last October. Since then, the Italian has swept through the biggest events outside the Slams: titles in Paris, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and Madrid.

Along the way, he became the first player since Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the Sunshine Double, winning Indian Wells and Miami in the same season, and the first ever to do it without dropping a set.

What has stood out during this run is not just the winning but the control. Sinner has dropped only two sets across the 32-match streak. His level from the baseline has been suffocating, particularly on return games, where opponents are finding fewer free points and even less time. On clay, his movement now looks completely natural which is a major shift from even 18 months ago.

Along with breaking Djokovic's record, the 24-year-old has another milestone directly in front of him this week in Rome. Should Jannik Sinner win the crown in the Italian capital on Sunday, he will become the second man after Djokovic to complete the Career Golden Masters ( winning all nine Masters 1000 events) since the ATP Masters 1000 series began in 1990. He will also become the first Italian men's singles champion in Rome to do since 1976 when Adriano Panatta did it.

It is only makes sense you put on the next match to know what records are about to be made and shattered!