Sinner Becomes 1st Italian Man to Win Italian Open in 50 Years and Matches Djokovic’s Masters Sweep
Sinner extended his winning streak to 29 matches and became the second man after Novak Djokovic to complete the Masters 1000 set.
- On Sunday, Jannik Sinner defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to win the Italian Open in Rome, becoming the first Italian man to claim the title in 50 years since Adriano Panatta.
- The 24-year-old top-ranked Sinner extended his winning streak to 29 matches, entering the tournament with momentum after losing last year's final in Rome to Carlos Alcaraz.
- A capacity crowd of 10,500 at Foro Italico created a soccer-style atmosphere, with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Panatta in attendance; Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori won the men's doubles title.
- Sinner became the second man after Novak Djokovic to win all nine Masters 1000 events, improving his career record against Ruud to 5-0 on red clay.
- Heading into the French Open next Sunday, Sinner holds a 17-0 record on clay this year, though Roland Garros remains the only Grand Slam tournament he has yet to win.
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Jannik Sinner won the Masters 1,000 of Rome this Sunday after winning the Norwegian Casper Ruud by 6-4 and 6-4 and thus completed the collection of the nine titles of the circuit in this category, becoming the youngest player in history to achieve it. The Italian, who solvently overcame Ruud, joined Novak Djokovic as the second player to win all the Masters 1000 titles. In addition, he is the first to win six crowns over clay -Montecarlo, Madrid…
World No. 1 Jannick Sinner (25, Italy) won the ATP Tour Italian Open final held in Rome, Italy on the 18th (Korean time), defeating world No. 23 Casper Ruud (Norway) 2-0 (6-4 6-4). He achieved the ‘Career Golden Masters,’ becoming the second player in tennis history, following ‘legend’ Novak Djokovic (Serbia), to win all nine Masters 1000 tournaments.
The Norwegian champion's compliments on the blue movement and number one, then the line that evokes the elimination from the World Championships
Great favourite for Roland-Garros (24 May-7 June) after his title in Rome on Sunday, the world number 1 is aware of having fired a lot on the rope with 28 matches in the last two and a half months.
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