Jannik Sinner Wins Madrid Open, Becomes First Man to Win Five Consecutive Masters 1000 Titles

Jannik Sinner became the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles after beating Alexander Zverev in straight sets to win the Madrid Open. The Italian first seed completed an impressive 6-1 6-2 victory to achieve his record-breaking feat. Sinner, 24, has won the opening three ATP 1000 events of the season in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo, and also triumphed five months ago in Paris. He surpassed the mark of Novak Djokovic, who won four consecutive events on three occasions, and Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who triumphed in four straight tournaments in 2013. Djokovic also lifted five trophies in a row on two occasions, between Indian Wells and the Canadian Open in 2011, and from the 2014 Paris Masters to the 2015 Rome Masters, but did not play in Monte Carlo and Madrid respectively in the midst of those runs. The Serb, 38, is also the only player to complete a career 'Golden Masters' of winning all nine Masters titles - something Sinner can match if he succeeds in Rome next week.