Jannik Sinner won the Italian Open on Sunday, defeating Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to secure a record-extending sixth consecutive ATP Masters 1000 title.
The world number one also completed the “Golden Masters” milestone, having now won all nine ATP Masters 1000 events—becoming only the second man in history to achieve the feat after Novak Djokovic.
Sinner’s victory marks the first time an Italian has lifted the trophy at the Foro Italico in 50 years, since Adriano Panatta.
He heads into Roland Garros next week on a 29-match winning streak, and has extended his Masters 1000 winning run to 34 matches, further underlining his dominance on the ATP Tour this season.
Ruud, one of the strongest clay-court players on tour since 2020, started strongly but was unable to secure his first win over Sinner in their fifth meeting.
After a competitive opening, Sinner broke early in the second set and maintained control to close out the match in straight sets in front of a packed home crowd.
In the men’s doubles final, Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori claimed the title after defeating Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 7-6 (10-8), 6-7 (3-7), 10-3.
