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Sinner Eyes Rome Title to Complete 'Golden Masters' After Madrid Masterclass

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Jannik Sinner
Sinner after winning in Madrid 

Sinner lost last year’s Rome final to Carlos Alcaraz in his first event back from a 3-month doping suspension, and admitted the pressure has been mounting amid his dominant season.


A win in Rome would make the 24-year-old the second man after Novak Djokovic to win all 9 Masters 1000 titles, completing the 'Golden Masters...'


After making history in Madrid,  Jannik Sinner has set his sights on Rome. The Italian will try to win the Italian Open next week and complete the “Golden Masters,” which would make him just the second man to win all 9 Masters 1000 titles.


The 24-year-old became the first man to win 5 straight Masters 1000 titles on Sunday. He beat Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 in 57 minutes in Madrid, following earlier wins in Paris, Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo.


Rome is the only Masters 1000 title Sinner hasn’t won yet. He’ll look to improve on last year’s result, when Carlos Alcaraz beat him in the final. That match was Sinner’s first tournament back after serving a 3-month doping suspension.


If Sinner wins in Rome, he’ll join Novak Djokovic as the only men to complete the set of all 9 Masters 1000 titles.


“Playing at home is always special. Physically, I'm good and there is no reason not to play at Rome and I'm happy to be going to Rome; it's very special to me,” Sinner told a press conference in Madrid on Sunday.


“Last year I made a comeback after a difficult period and it certainly gave me a lot emotionally and in terms of support in ⁠general playing there. So I'm very happy to be returning there, and on the other hand, winning the tournament isn't easy; all tournaments are very difficult. So we'll see how it goes there.


“But right now, honestly, I'm just thinking about resting mentally for the next 2–3 ‌days, because I've given so much and there's so, so much energy behind what you put into a tournament, so we'll see.”




Sinner said the weight of expectation has been building as he continues to dominate on hard courts and clay this season.


“I want to enjoy this right now. It has been a very, very long tournament. I'm obviously very happy. But now it's also good to recover, especially mentally, there's a lot of pressure.”



When asked about Zverev’s comment that there’s a significant gap between him and the rest of the field, Sinner replied: “It’s tough to say.”


“Sometimes you have good days, sometimes bad days. Today it was a really, really good performance for myself. Very solid serving… But ‌I don't compare myself with other players. I try to be the best possible version of myself, and that's it.


"In my opinion, (Zverev) was a bit more tired today, and so when I'm a bit more tired, I tend to be a bit more nervous too. It's the most normal ⁠thing. I played very solidly on the ⁠key points, I tried to ‌make the right choices and then the result was excellent.”



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