Jannik Sinner breaks Novak Djokovic’s record for consecutive Masters 1000 wins, on verge of more history in Rome

With a Grand Slam not far away on the calendar, Jannik Sinner is currently on one of the best runs in tennis history.

The ATP No. 1 defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in straight sets on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open, his 31st consecutive win in a Masters 1000 event. That breaks a tie with Novak Djokovic for the longest such streak since the system was introduced in 1990.

The current streak spans the 2025 Paris Masters then Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome this year. He won 30 of those 32 matches in straight sets.

The last time Sinner lost a Masters 1000 event, the second-most prestigious tournaments behind the Grand Slams, was in Shanghai, when he had to retire with an injury against Tallon Griekspoor in the third round. The last time Sinner lost a Masters 1000 match played to completion was a year ago in the 2025 Italian Open, when he fell to Carlos Alcaraz in the final.

Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming Roland-Garros favorite

Sinner has faced Alcaraz only once during his streak, defeating the Spaniard in the Monte-Carlo final. Alcaraz played only one more match in Barcelona before withdrawing due to the wrist injury that will make him miss Roland-Garros this year.

With Alcaraz sidelined, there’s really no telling how dominant Sinner could be in the coming weeks or months.

Just winning two more matches in the semifinals and final will give him two big accomplishments. A Rome title will give him six straight Masters 1000 titles, with his five already unprecedented, and it will also give him a title in all nine 1000 tournaments in his career. That’s something only Novak Djokovic has done, and Sinner could be about to do it at age 24.

As for the tournament a couple weeks later, Sinner entered Thursday’s match as a -275 favorite at BetMGM to win his first French Open title and complete the career Grand Slam.