Jannik Sinner Makes History with Fifth Consecutive Masters 1000 Victory in Madrid
Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev in the Madrid Open final, claiming his first title at the tournament and becoming the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000 events.
MADRID -- Top-ranked Jannik Sinner cruised past Alexander Zverev in the final of the Madrid Open to win the tournament for the first time and become the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000 events.
Sinner beat the third-ranked Zverev 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday for his 23rd straight win. He had already won Master 1000 tournaments in Monte Carlo, Miami and Indian Wells this year, and in Paris last year.
Zverev lost to Sinner in the semifinals of each of those tournaments. He won in Madrid in 2018 and 2021 and was runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz in 2022.
In the women's final on Saturday, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine beat Mirra Andreeva of Russia 7-5, 6-3.
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/48666027/sinner-wins-madrid-open-record-5th-straight-masters-1000-title)._
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