Jannik Sinner won his sixth consecutive Masters 1000 title in Rome, defeating Casper Ruud in the final.
The Italian hasn’t lost a match at the Masters 1000 level in 226 days, when he retired due to injury against Tallon Griekspoor in Shanghai.
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Reacting to Sinner’s latest win, Jessica Pegula shared a prediction about the world number one.
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During the latest episode of ‘The Player’s Box Podcast‘, Pegula said the following.
“I don’t know what is going on,” said Pegula.
“I am just like he is going to win, so there’s that!
“It’s just crazy what he is doing right now.”
Pegula’s fellow American, Madison Keys, was also keen to weigh in.
“He has won every single Masters now, and it’s what, six in a row?” she said.
Jannik Sinner’s Masters 1000 streak (34 wins)
| Tournament | Performance | Match wins | Defeat |
| 2025 Shanghai Masters | Third round | 1 (Daniel Altmaier) | Tallon Griekspoor |
| 2025 Paris Masters | Champion | 5 (Zizou Bergs, Francisco Cerundolo, Ben Shelton, Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime) | – |
| 2026 Indian Wells | Champion | 6 (Dalibor Svrcina, Denis Shapovalov, Joao Fonseca, Learner Tien, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev) | – |
| 2026 Miami Open | Champion | 6 (Damir Dzumhur, Corentin Moutet, Alex Michelsen, Frances Tiafoe, Alexander Zverev, Jiri Lehecka) | – |
| 2026 Monte Carlo Masters | Champion | 5 (Ugo Humbert, Tomas Machac, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz) | – |
| 2026 Madrid Open | Champion | 6 (Benjamin Bonzi, Elmer Moller, Cameron Norrie, Rafael Jodar, Arthur Fils, Alexander Zverev) | – |
| 2026 Italian Open | Champion | 6 (Sebastian Ofner, Alexei Popyrin, Andrea Pellegrino, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud) | – |
“He is on a 36-match win streak! He has only lost one match all year in Australia [also lost to Jakub Mensik in Doha], and everyone was like ‘I don’t know what is going to happen this year’.”
Pegula continued, predicting what will happen over the coming months.
“I don’t really have words for what he is accomplishing right now,” she said.
“Now that Carlos [Alcaraz] is hurt, he is going to clean up, I think, for a little while.”
Sinner’s biggest rival, Carlos Alcaraz, hasn’t played since injuring his wrist at the Barcelona Open.
With the Spaniard set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines, it’s hard to imagine anyone stopping Sinner from sweeping up the trophies.
One player who came close to ‘stopping’ Sinner was Daniil Medvedev.
The Russian pushed Sinner close in Indian Wells and Rome.
Pegula delivered her verdict on the world number one’s struggles against Medvedev.
“He didn’t look great in the semi-final,” she said.
“He threw up on the court. He was winning in the third, but at the beginning of the second, he looked like he was struggling.
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“To that point, I don’t know if he was nervous. If it was anxiety, because I know he really wanted to win Rome.
“That was the only one he hadn’t won. He is Italian and all that.
“Maybe he actually did feel some nerves.”
Sinner wasn’t at his best in the semis, but that didn’t stop him from clinching yet another Masters 1000 title.
Jannik Sinner edges closer to tennis legends on all-time Masters 1000 wins list
Sinner’s win in Rome was his 10th at the Masters 1000 level.
Jannik Sinner’s Masters 1000 titles (10)
- 2023 Canadian Open
- 2024 Miami Open
- 2024 Cincinnati Open
- 2024 Shanghai Masters
- 2025 Paris Masters
- 2026 Indian Wells
- 2026 Miami Open
- 202
He now sits seventh in the all-time list, behind six of the greatest players to ever touch a tennis racket.
Most Masters 1000 titles
| Rank | Name | Masters 1000 titles | Most recent title |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 40 | 2023 Paris Masters |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 36 | 2021 Italian Open |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 28 | 2019 Miami Open |
| 4 | Andre Agassi | 17 | 2004 Cincinnati Open |
| 5 | Andy Murray | 14 | 2016 Paris Masters |
| 6 | Pete Sampras | 11 | 2000 Miami Open |
| 7 | Jannik Sinner | 10 | 2026 Italian Open |
| T-8 | Carlos Alcaraz | 8 | 2025 Cincinnati Open |
| T-8 | Thomas Muster | 8 | 1997 Miami Open |
| T-10 | Alexander Zverev | 7 | 2024 Paris Masters |
| T-10 | Michael Chang | 7 | 1997 Indian Wells |
Sinner could move level with Pete Sampras on 11 titles if he wins either the Canadian Open, the Cincinnati Open, the Shanghai Masters, or the Paris Masters later this year.
In the unlikely, albeit possible scenario that he wins all four, he’ll be tied for fourth with Andy Murray on 14.
Only time will tell what the future holds for Sinner at the remaining four Masters 1000 tournaments of the year, but for now, he will turn his attention to Grand Slam tennis at Roland Garros.
The 2026 French Open begins on Sunday, May 24.
