Jannik Sinner earned his place in his first-ever Monte-Carlo Masters final by defeating Alexander Zverev.
The Italian dispatched Zverev for the ninth time in a row, losing just five games in a dominant straight sets victory.
Sinner was called ‘flawless’ against Zverev and he will now await the winner of Carlos Alcaraz or Valentin Vacherot in the final.
With his latest victory against Zverev, the world number two has usurped a career record of Stan Wawrinka.
Jannik Sinner usurps Stan Wawrinka with Monte-Carlo win
Sinner’s victory against Zverev in Monte-Carlo was, remarkably, his 64th win against a top 10 player of his entire career.
He has now moved ahead of the departing Wawrinka, who has managed 63 top 10 wins in his 24-year tennis career.
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Sinner is just eight years into his career, which makes the Italian’s latest achievement even more remarkable.
Out of active players on the ATP Tour, only Djokovic now stands above Sinner when it comes to top 10 victories.
Alcaraz, who started his career slightly later than Sinner, has managed 55 top 10 victories so far in his career.
Every top 10 victory of Jannik Sinner’s career so far
Outside of Alcaraz, Sinner has a winning head-to-head record against much of the current top 10 of the ATP Tour.
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The likes of Ben Shelton, Alex de Minaur, and Taylor Fritz are still yet to beat Sinner competitively, despite their standing in the rankings.
Two of Sinner’s top 10 wins have come this week at the Monte-Carlo Masters, with the win over Zverev coming after another victory against Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Five of his six victories against Alcaraz have come while the Spaniard is inside the top 10, and his most recent victory against his rival was while he was world number one.
