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Sinner sets Masters 1000 mark with Madrid title
Key takeaways
- MADRID -- Top-ranked Jannik Sinner cruised past Alexander Zverev in the final of the Madrid Open to win the tournament for the first time and become the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000 events.
- Sinner beat the third-ranked Zverev 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday for his 23rd straight win.
- Zverev lost to Sinner in the semifinals of each of those tournaments.
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MADRID -- Top-ranked Jannik Sinner cruised past Alexander Zverev in the final of the Madrid Open to win the tournament for the first time and become the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000 events.
Sinner beat the third-ranked Zverev 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday for his 23rd straight win. He had already won Master 1000 tournaments in Monte Carlo, Miami and Indian Wells this year, and in Paris last year.
Zverev lost to Sinner in the semifinals of each of those tournaments. He won in Madrid in 2018 and 2021 and was runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz in 2022.
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