ATP Madrid Open Masters
Sinner Claims Madrid Title, Becomes First to Win Five Consecutive Masters 1000 Events
Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 to win Madrid and claim five straight Masters 1000. now.
Jannik Sinner overwhelmed Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 to capture the Mutua Madrid Open, his first title at the event. The 24-year-old Italian converted a dominant performance into a milestone victory that now places him alone in the record books at the Masters 1000 level.
With the Madrid triumph Sinner became the first player ever to win five Masters 1000 events in a row, not including missed events, since the Masters 1000 level began in 1990. He had been tied with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at four straight Masters 1000 titles; those two remain the only other players to have even won three in a row.
The win in Madrid also extended Sinner’s mastery across the Masters calendar. He has now claimed titles at eight of the nine current Masters 1000 events, with Rome the only one missing from his collection. That accomplishment puts him alongside Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the only players to have won eight different Masters 1000 events in their careers.
By comparison, Federer won seven of the nine current Masters 1000 events, missing Monte Carlo and Rome, but he also won Hamburg three times when it was a Masters 1000 event. Hamburg was removed from the Masters 1000 level in 2009 when Madrid switched from indoor hard courts to clay.
Djokovic remains the only player to complete the Career Golden Masters, having won all nine current Masters 1000 events; he has gone further by winning each of those nine twice, achieving a Double Career Golden Masters. Djokovic is also one Monte Carlo title away from having won each of the nine events three times.
Sinner’s Madrid victory leaves a clear objective: Rome. If he wins there he would complete his own Career Golden Masters. For now, Madrid stands as both a signature title and a landmark in a rising career at the highest level of the Masters series.
ATP Madrid Open Masters
Sinner Clears 14,000 Points After Madrid; Jodar and Blockx Enter Top 40, Kostyuk Reaches Top 15
Sinner tops 14,000 points after Madrid; Jodar and Blockx enter Top 40, Kostyuk moves into Top 15….
Jannik Sinner moved past another landmark in the ATP rankings after his Madrid title, becoming the first man in nearly a decade to top 14,000 points. A few weeks after Monte Carlo took him from 12,400 to 13,350, his record-breaking fifth straight Masters 1000 win in Madrid raised his total from 13,350 to 14,350.
The last player to hold more than 14,000 points was Novak Djokovic, who had 14,040 the week of October 3, 2016. Sinner’s 14,350 is the highest total recorded since Djokovic had 14,840 shortly before that during the 2016 US Open (the weeks of August 29 and September 5, 2016).
Sinner can still add up to 1,050 points over the remainder of the clay season: a possible 350 points in Rome, where he earned 650 for reaching the final last year and the champion now receives 1,000, and up to 700 points at Roland Garros, where he was a 1,300-point finalist last year and the champion earns 2,000.
Madrid also produced significant moves lower down the ATP list. Rafael Jodar jumps from No. 42 to No. 34 to make his Top 40 debut after reaching his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal. The Spanish teenager only entered the Top 50 two weeks ago and the Top 100 five weeks ago.
Alexander Blockx climbs from No. 69 to No. 36, a Top 40 debut after his run to a first Masters 1000 semifinal. His previous career-high was No. 69, and the 21-year-old Belgian first cracked the Top 100 in January.
Two players return to the Top 20 this week. Arthur Fils, a former No. 14, rises from No. 25 to No. 17 after reaching the Madrid semifinals, his first Top 20 showing since last summer. Cam Norrie, a former No. 8, moves from No. 23 to No. 19 after a fourth-round effort in Madrid, his first Top 20 placement in more than two years.
On the WTA side, Marta Kostyuk records the most notable rise after winning the biggest title of her career at the WTA 1000 event in Madrid, moving from No. 23 to No. 15 and surpassing her previous career-high of No. 16. Hailey Baptiste climbs from No. 32 to No. 25 for a Top 30 debut after reaching her first WTA 1000 semifinal, having fought off six match points to defeat reigning world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals.
1000 ATP Madrid Open
Sinner Tops 14,000 Points After Madrid; Jodar and Blockx Break Into Top 40, Kostyuk Reaches Top 15
Sinner surpasses 14,000 ranking points after Madrid as several young players climb the rankings. Now
Jannik Sinner has pushed past a new milestone in the ATP rankings following his Madrid triumph, becoming the first man in almost a decade to exceed 14,000 points. A few weeks after his Monte Carlo victory took him from 12,400 to 13,350, his Madrid title raises his total from 13,350 to 14,350.
The last player to hold more than 14,000 points was Novak Djokovic, who had 14,040 during the week of October 3, 2016. Sinner’s 14,350 is the highest total recorded since Djokovic had 14,840 during the 2016 US Open weeks of August 29 and September 5, 2016.
Sinner can still add up to 1,050 points during the remainder of the clay swing. That includes a potential 350-point gain in Rome, where he earned 650 for reaching the final last year and the champion now receives 1,000, and up to 700 points at Roland Garros, where he collected 1,300 as a finalist last year while the champion is awarded 2,000.
The Madrid results produced notable ranking breakthroughs further down the list. Rafael Jodar climbs from No. 42 to No. 34 for his first appearance inside the Top 40 after a run to his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal. The Spanish teenager only entered the Top 50 two weeks ago and the Top 100 five weeks ago.
Alexander Blockx jumps from No. 69 to No. 36, moving into the Top 40 for the first time after reaching his first Masters 1000 semifinal. The 21-year-old Belgian had first broken into the Top 100 in January.
Two players return to the Top 20 this week. Arthur Fils, a former No. 14, rises from No. 25 to No. 17 after reaching the Madrid semifinals, his first Top 20 appearance since last summer. Cam Norrie, a former No. 8, moves from No. 23 to No. 19 after a fourth-round showing, his first time inside the Top 20 in more than two years.
On the WTA side, Marta Kostyuk records the largest leap after capturing the biggest title of her career at the WTA 1000 event in Madrid, moving from No. 23 to No. 15 and surpassing her previous career-high of No. 16. Hailey Baptiste rises from No. 32 to No. 25 for a Top 30 debut after reaching her first WTA 1000 semifinal and fighting off six match points to defeat reigning world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals.
ATP Grand Slam U.S. Open
Oura becomes official US Open partner; rings issued to all main-draw players
US Open names Oura official partner; every main-draw player will receive an Oura Ring, with recovery
Wearable trackers moved to the center of debate earlier this year after the Australian Open told players they could not wear smartwatches and similar devices that capture biometric data during matches. That episode, when Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were asked to remove WHOOP bands before matches, has given way to a different approach at the next hard-court major.
The US Open has announced a formal partnership with Oura. As part of the agreement, every main-draw player at the tournament will receive an Oura Ring and recovery education will be integrated into player areas. Oura will also gain on-court signage in Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium, plus broadcast messaging and on-site activations.
The brand’s role will extend into the tournament’s Player Performance Center, including naming rights to a wellness and recovery space when that facility opens next year as part of an $800 million overhaul of Arthur Ashe Stadium and the tournament grounds. The deal also reaches beyond the event itself, extending to the USTA’s coaching certification platform and league play.
Tom Hale, chief executive officer at Oura, said in a statement that the partnership, which also extends to the USTA’s coaching certification platform and league play, is a “natural fit for the brand,” because “it brings our belief that health should be a daily practice to one of the biggest stages in sport, while helping millions of fans around the world see the connection between how they recover and how they perform.”
The announcement follows reports that Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open would allow players to wear trackers on a trial basis. The US Open’s embrace of Oura contrasts with the earlier Melbourne incident, in which players wearing WHOOP bands were asked to remove them before matches despite the International Tennis Federation having approved the device in December. The Oura partnership places the tournament alongside other major U.S. sports leagues that permit forms of wearable technology for athletes.
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