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Jannik Sinner completes "Career Golden Masters" in Rome and continues perfect 2026

Sinner defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to lift his sixth Masters 1,000 title in a row.
Javier Escribano Editor Spain Updated 18 May 2026

At this points it's a surprise to nobody, but Jannik Sinner has won another Masters 1,000 title, sweeping in the clay season and breaking all ATP records. His 6-4, 6-4 win against Casper Ruud on Sunday is his sixth consecutive Masters 1,000, fifth this year.

During his career, it's his first title in Rome and he becomes the second player in history (and at 24, by far the youngest) to complete the Career Golden Masters, having now captured all nine ATP Masters 1,000 titles: Djokovic achieved the feat after winning Cincinnati in 2018.

Another incredible feat compares him to Rafa Nadal, becoming the second man to sweep all three clay-court ATP Masters 1,000 titles (Monte-Carlo, Madrid, and Rome) in a single season since the series started in 1990. Nadal achieved it in 2010, and capped it off with a Roland Garros victory, another title that Sinner aims to conquer for the first time this year, benefitting from Carlos Alcaraz's absence due to injury.

Editor Spain Javier Escribano wrote for Gamereactor from 2024, covering sport alongside video games and world news. His work appeared on the Spanish and international editions.
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