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Jannik Sinner is on the verge of 'mastering' the ATP Masters 1000 circuit, and he can complete his title set as early as this month on home soil.

Sinner’s remarkable record on the 1000-level has put him alongside the greats of the sport. It all began in 2023 at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers, where the world No. 8 hoisted his maiden Masters 1000 trophy in Toronto.

The next year, the Italian’s collection grew significantly with triumphs in Miami, Cincinnati, and Shanghai, as he finished the season as the world No. 1 for the first time.

In 2025, Sinner not only got his hands on more Masters 1000 silverware, but it was the beginning of a record-breaking reign for “The Fox”. Following wins at the Australian Open and Wimbledon earlier in the year, the 24-year-old earned his only 1000-level title of the season in Paris, doing so without dropping a set.

Sinner somehow found an even bigger gear in 2026. The Italian began the Masters 1000 season with a perfect run to the Indian Wells final, where he remained flawless thanks to a tight straight-sets victory over Daniil Medvedev for the title. The world No. 2 completed his collection of Masters 1000 hard-court trophies with the win.

After already getting his hands on the Miami trophy in 2024, Sinner had his eyes on another illustrious feat at the tournament – the Sunshine Double.

The Italian was untouchable once again on his way to the title as he went perfect for the third-consecutive Masters 1000 event, achieving the eighth Sunshine Double in ATP history and first since Novak Djokovic, who accomplished the feat three years in a row from 2014-16. Though, no player has managed to win both Indian Wells and Miami in the same year without dropping a set – until Sinner.

The four-time major champion had a 34-set win streak in Masters 1000s as he entered the clay swing, the surface he had been unable to crack. Sinner arrived in Monte-Carlo with only two Big Clay final appearances but the Italian started off on the right foot on the Monegasque dirt.

Sinner opened with yet another straight-sets victory, conceding just three games to world No. 34 Ugo Humbert, then he cruised to the first set against Tomas Machac in round three. However, that marked the end of the world No. 2’s astounding streak. Sinner lost the second in a tiebreaker before closing out the match in three, putting a stop to the Italian’s 37-set win streak in Masters 1000s but still shattering Djokovic’s previous record of 24.

That would be the only set Sinner dropped the rest of the way as the 24-year-old comfortably got past Félix Auger-Aliassime and Alexander Zverev, leading to the first “Sincaraz” final of the year. Sinner got the better of Carlos Alcaraz for the first time on clay since the 2022 Umag title match, defeating the Spaniard 7-6(5), 6-3 for his fourth-straight Masters 1000 trophy, taking back his world No. 1 spot in the process.

A few weeks later, Sinner was in search of his first final in Madrid but had to deal with some unexpected adversity to begin the event. The San Candido-native found himself down a set to world No. 104 Benjamin Bonzi in his opening match, only to soon find his level and concede just four games en route to the comeback win.

It was smooth sailing for Sinner from there on out, beating teen sensation and Madrid-native Rafael Jodar on his eventual path to becoming the youngest player to reach the final of every Masters 1000 event.

The world No. 1 capped off a historic title in record-setting fashion, needing just 58 minutes to rout Zverev – the fastest final in Masters 1000 history. Sinner’s fifth consecutive 1000-level trophy made him the only man to achieve such a feat, winning 28 matches in a row and dropping a mere two sets over that span.

Now, only one more winner’s circle awaits Sinner in his quest for a Career Golden Masters – the one on home soil.

Alcaraz spoiled Sinner’s chance of Rome glory last season after the Spaniard took him down in straight sets but, with Alcaraz out of this year’s event, the seemingly unstoppable Italian is the outright favourite to accomplish what just one player has managed to do.

If triumphant in the Italian capital, Sinner can join Djokovic as the only players to hoist all nine Masters 1000 trophies, something the Serb achieved when he was 31-years-old. At 24, Sinner can get his hands on the final piece of the puzzle as soon as this month while sitting just four wins away from breaking Djokovic’s 31-match unbeaten run at Masters 1000s.

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