Jannik Sinner is the top seed and heavy favourite to win the 2026 Madrid Open.
His chances of winning the title improved dramatically when Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the tournament.
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There were rumours that Sinner, too, would skip the event, but he has arrived in the Spanish capital, looking to win his fifth consecutive Masters 1000 title.
Speaking to ‘Sky Sport‘, Sinner provided an update on his fitness ahead of the tournament.
Jannik Sinner says he feels ‘pretty good’ ahead of the Madrid Open
“Physically, I feel pretty good, just a bit tired, but that’s to be expected,” he said (translated from Italian).
The world number one is keen to break new ground in Madrid, having struggled at the event throughout his career.
“Not having played last year, Madrid is an opportunity to figure out how to improve in a tournament where I’ve never gone beyond the quarter-finals,” said Sinner.
Jannik Sinner’s Madrid Open results
- 2021 Madrid Open – Lost in 2R to Alexei Popyrin
- 2022 Madrid Open – Lost in 3R to Felix Auger-Aliassime
- 2023 Madrid Open – Withdrew
- 2024 Madrid Open – Withdrew before QF
- 2025 Madrid Open – Suspended
Jannik Sinner’s Masters 1000 record
| Masters 1000 | Best performance | Win/Loss record | Win % |
| Indian Wells | W – 2026 | 17-3 | 85% |
| Miami Open | W – 2024, 2026 | 25-3 | 89% |
| Monte Carlo Masters | W – 2026 | 15-4 | 79% |
| Madrid Open | QF – 2024 | 6-2 | 75% |
| Italian Open | F – 2025 | 14-6 | 70% |
| Canadian Open | W – 2023 | 7-3 | 70% |
| Cincinnati Open | W – 2024 | 12-4 | 75% |
| Shanghai Masters | W – 2024 | 9-2 | 82% |
| Paris Masters | W – 2025 | 6-2 | 75% |
“Especially on this surface, I’ve always tried to get better.
“This year, after two or three days on clay, I felt pretty good.
“Even though here in Madrid the playing conditions are different: the ball is very fast, and you control it a bit less.”
Sinner continued, suggesting that he isn’t getting carried away, despite his impressive ATP Tour form.
“I know that the dynamic of a season can change in an instant,” he said.
“So I’m not one who gets too carried away when he wins or, on the contrary, who gets too down on himself.
“Sooner or later, the results will come because we’re working the right way.”
Since losing to Jakub Mensik in the Qatar Open quarter-finals in February, Sinner has won 17 consecutive matches, picking up three Masters 1000 titles.
- Indian Wells
- Miami Open
- Monte Carlo Masters
Those results helped him return to world number one, ahead of his closest rival, Alcaraz.
ATP Rankings
| Rank | Name | Country | Points |
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | Italy | 13,350 |
| 2 | Carlos Alcaraz | Spain | 12,960 |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | Germany | 5,255 |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 4,710 |
| 5 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | Canada | 4,100 |
With Alcaraz skipping Madrid, Sinner has a golden opportunity to widen the gap in Spain.
Has Jannik Sinner been helped by the Madrid Open draw?
Receiving a bye into the second round, Sinner will play either Benjamin Bonzi or Titouan Droguet.
Assuming he avoids a shock defeat against a French qualifier, the Italian would likely play his first seeded opponent in the third round: Gabriel Diallo.
The Canadian is always one to look out for, but has only won one of his four matches on clay so far this year.
In the fourth round, Sinner could meet the likes of Tomas Machac, Tommy Paul, or Cameron Norrie.
Machac is the only player to have won a set against Sinner recently, threatening to cause an upset in Monte Carlo.
The world number one would love a chance to right that wrong and make light work of the Czech star should they meet again in Madrid.
Things will get trickier in the quarter-finals, where Sinner could take on Alex de Minaur, Joao Fonseca, Arthur Rinderknech, or Andrey Rublev.
He would, of course, be expected to beat all four players, but it is important to remember that Sinner has yet to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals.
If he does so for the first time in 2026, he could then play Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils, Valentin Vacherot, or Lorenzo Musetti in the last four.
All four players have impressed on clay, and in the cases of Shelton, Fils, and Vacherot, they are all in great form.
Finally, if Sinner reaches the championship match, he could well meet the second seed, Alexander Zverev.
Sinner has beaten Zverev several times recently, but the German is a two-time champion in Madrid, and is not someone he will want to overlook.
Only time will tell if Sinner can win his first Madrid Open title in 2026, but you certainly won’t want to miss any of the action.
