Jannik Sinner Credits Adrenaline for Fueling Madrid Final Run

Sinner chases fifth straight masters 1000 title in Madrid

With Carlos Alcaraz out injured, Jannik Sinner is the top contender for the French Open starting May 24.

The 24-year-old beat Zverev to win a fifth successive Masters 1000 title dating back to Paris 2025...

Jannik Sinner said the adrenaline of big matches has helped him ignore growing fatigue as he reached his first Madrid final. The Italian made it through another deep run during a busy stretch of the season.  

The 24-year-old has barely had a break in the last two months, making it late into tournaments as play shifted from hardcourts to clay. In that time he won titles at Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo.

“I've played a lot in the last one and a ‌half months, going very deep in tournaments,” Sinner told reporters ‌after defeating Arthur Fils 6-2 6-4 in the Madrid semi-finals on Friday.

"It's a good sign, of course, and at the same time you tend to get a little bit more tired.

“I think and I believe, when I play big matches, semi-finals, quarter-finals, ⁠finals, there's also a little bit of adrenaline that pushes me.”

Beating Alexander Zverev in Madrid on Sunday would give Sinner a fifth straight Masters 1000 title dating back to Paris last year. It would also cap a strong start to his clay season ahead of the French Open, which starts May 24.  

With defending champion Carlos Alcaraz out due to a wrist injury, world No. 1 Sinner heads to Roland Garros as the favorite. He can complete the career Grand Slam there, having already won the Australian Open, U.S. Open, and Wimbledon.

 

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For now, Sinner is focused on Madrid and next week’s Italian Open in Rome.

“I'm ‌of course very happy to play my first final here. It means a lot to me ... whatever (happens) on Sunday, it has been a great tournament,” Sinner said.

“In between here and Rome I'll ⁠try to recover again ⁠as much and then ‌we'll see.”