Sinner wins in Madrid to set Masters title record

Breaking news from the world of sport: Sinner wins in Madrid to set Masters title record Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Jannik Sinner completed a 23rd consecutive victory to win the Madrid Open By Mike Peter Sport journalist Published 11 minutes ago Jannik Sinner became the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles after beating Alexander Zverev in straight sets to win the Madrid Open. The Italian first seed completed an impressive 6-1 6-2 victory to achieve his record-breaking feat. Sinner, 24, has won the opening three ATP 1000 events of the season in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo, and also triumphed five months ago in Paris.

He surpassed the mark of Novak Djokovic, who won four consecutive events on three occasions, and Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who triumphed in four straight tournaments in 2013. Djokovic also lifted five trophies in a row on two occasions, between Indian Wells and the Canadian Open in 2011, and from the 2014 Paris Masters to the 2015 Rome Masters, but did not play in Monte Carlo and Madrid respectively in the midst of those runs. The Serb, 38, is also the only player to complete a career 'Golden Masters' of winning all nine Masters titles - something Sinner can match if he succeeds in Rome next week.

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The current world number one lost in the final to Carlos Alcaraz last year in what was the Italian's first tournament since serving a three-month doping ban. Sinner will also be the heavy favourite for next month's French Open, where he fell just short to Alcaraz last year in a thrilling five-set final . Should he win the French Open, Sinner would also complete a career Grand Slam of winning all four majors - becoming only the 10th man to achieve the feat.

Alcaraz, who became the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam with his Australian Open triumph in January, did not play in Madrid and the 22-year-old has withdrawn from Roland Garros with a wrist injury. Sinner won the hard court tournaments in Paris, Indian Wells and Miami without dropping a set for a record 37 times in a row, before Tomas Machac snatched the second in their third-round meeting on the Monte Carlo clay. He has not dropped a set since, including in the Monte Carlo final against great rival and defending champion Alcaraz.

The story has climbed to the top of the sports agenda, with fans and analysts following closely.