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Win in Rome: Sinner's title is Italian Open histor...
Key takeaways
- ROME -- Italian tennis fans had waited for this moment for a half century.
- For Jannik Sinner on Sunday, though, it wasn't just about becoming the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.
- Djokovic completed the career set in 2018 in Cincinnati at age 31, and then went on to win each event at least twice.
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ROME -- Italian tennis fans had waited for this moment for a half century.
For Jannik Sinner on Sunday, though, it wasn't just about becoming the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.
The top-ranked Sinner's 6-4, 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in the final on the red clay of the Foro Italico also made him only the second man after Novak Djokovic to win all nine Masters 1000 events -- the biggest tournaments outside the Grand Slams.
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