Jannik Sinner made tennis history on Sunday, becoming only the second man to win all nine Masters 1000 titles.
Sinner achieved the feat in 62 fewer matches than Novak Djokovic, who is the only other player to win all nine Masters events.
Sinner also became the first Italian man in 50 years to win the Italian Open title.
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Adriano Panatta, the only man to defeat Bjorn Borg at Roland Garros, won the event in 1976 and remained the last Italian to lift the trophy until Sinner’s triumph.
Sinner has also won five Masters titles this year; one shy of Novak Djokovic’s single-season record of six.
The Italian will now look ahead to Roland Garros, where he is hoping to win his first title.
With Sinner’s ambition noted, how does the Italian’s French Open record compare to that of Novak Djokovic at 24 years old?
Jannik Sinner’s Roland Garros record compared to Jannik Sinner’s
At the time of writing, Jannik Sinner is yet to win a Roland Garros title.
The Italian came incredibly close to doing so last year; he engineered three championship point opportunities in the final against Carlos Alcaraz, but ultimately lost the match in five sets.
Jannik Sinner’s Roland Garros record
- 2020: lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals
- 2021: lost to Rafael Nadal in the fourth round
- 2022: retired from his fourth-round match against Andrey Rublev
- 2023: defeated in the second round by Daniel Altmaier
- 2024: lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals
- 2025: defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the final
Novak Djokovic, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, also did not win a French Open title before turning 25 years old.
In fact, Djokovic did not win his first title in Paris until 2016, when he was 29 years old.
Djokovic made his first appearance at the event in 2005, losing in the second round to former finalist Guillermo Coria.
A year later, Djokovic made his debut in the quarter-finals. After losing the first two sets to Rafael Nadal, Djokovic retired from their last-eight match.
Two semi-final appearances followed in 2007 and 2009, before the Serbian star was stunned in the 2009 third round by Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Djokovic reached the quarter-finals in 2010; and in his last appearance at the event before turning 25 years old [2011], Djokovic qualified for the semi-finals.
A year later, Djokovic qualified for his first French Open final. He was defeated by Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5.
He would qualify for three more finals before winning his first title in 2016.
Novak Djokovic’s reaction to winning his first Roland Garros title
Novak Djokovic finally leapt over the French Open hurdle in 2016, defeating Andy Murray 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 to win his first title in Paris.
By doing so, Djokovic became only the fifth man in the Open Era to win all four Grand Slams.
“It’s a very special moment, the biggest of my career,” said Djokovic after the final “I felt today something that I never felt before at Roland Garros, I felt the love of the crowd.
“I drew the heart on the court, like Guga [Kuerten], which he gave me permission to do. My heart will always be with you on this court.”
Murray paid tribute to Djokovic after their contest, remarking on the incredible feat the Serb had achieved by triumphing in the French capital.
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“To Novak, this is his day,” said Murray. “What he’s achieved the last 12 months is phenomenal; winning all the Grand Slams in one year is an amazing achievement.
“It’s so rare in tennis, and for me personally, it sucks to lose the match, but I’m proud to have been part of today.”
