Jannik Sinner has advanced to the Italian Open semi-finals after defeating Andrey Rublev in straight sets.
Sinner proved too strong for the former Madrid Open champion, winning 6-2, 6-4 in the Foro Italico.
By defeating Rublev, Sinner has now won 32 consecutive Masters 1000 matches, breaking the record previously held by Novak Djokovic.
Could a combination of Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Joao Fonseca, and Alex de Minaur beat Jannik Sinner?
He's just too good!
The Italian has become almost unstoppable in Masters 1000 events over the past six months, with his last loss at the level occurring against Tallon Griekspoor at the 2025 Shanghai Masters.
Sinner’s dominance has been so prolific that he has now entered rarefied air alongside tennis great Rafael Nadal.
Jannik Sinner’s Masters 1000 record compared to Rafael Nadal after 150 matches
Jannik Sinner contested his 150th Masters 1000 match when he played against Andrey Rublev at the Italian Open on Thursday.
With victory against Rublev, Sinner has now won 121 of his first 150 ATP 1000 matches.
As per statisticians OptaAce, only Rafael Nadal has claimed more wins from his first 150 ATP 1000 matches since the format’s introduction in 1990.
Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, won 123 of his first 150 Masters 1000 contests.
Sinner will hope to pick up his 122nd Masters 1000 victory when he plays Martin Landaluce or Daniil Medvedev in the Italian Open semi-finals.
Sinner has a 9-7 record against Medvedev, winning nine of his last 10 matches against the 2021 US Open champion.
Sinner has never played Landaluce on the ATP Tour.
Jannik Sinner’s Italian Open campaign
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4
- Round three: defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-0
- Round four: defeated Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3
- Quarter-finals: defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4
- Semi-finals: Daniil Medvedev / Martin Landaluce
- Final: Casper Ruud / Luciano Darderi
Will Jannik Sinner finally win the Italian Open title?
Before this season, Sinner had only one clay-court ATP Tour title to his name: the 2022 Umag Open.
At the end of this week, Sinner could win his third consecutive Masters 1000 title on the red dirt [following triumphs in Monte Carlo and Madrid.]
Realistically, it will take an otherworldly effort to prevent Sinner from winning his sixth consecutive Masters 1000 title.
When does Jannik Sinner next lose a tennis match? 👀
The most likely man to stop Sinner is undoubtedly Casper Ruud.
The Norwegian, although now ranked outside the top 20, remains one of the best clay-court players on the Tour.
If Ruud and Sinner both win their semi-final matches, they will play each other in the Italian Open final for the first time.
Sinner will be the strong favourite if the pair do meet: the Italian has won all four of his previous meetings against Ruud.
