{"id":1977,"date":"2026-05-17T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:08:08","slug":"jannik-sinner-dominates-italian-open-to-match-novak-djokovic-with-masters-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1977","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner dominates Italian Open to match Novak Djokovic with Masters sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"independent\" style=\"display:contents\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveInsideSportNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/InsideSport1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Inside Sport\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM cLEJmn\">Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM iTZFOX\">Get our free Inside Sport newsletter<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM iGYpOF\">Get our free Inside Sport newsletter<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/InsideSport1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Inside Sport\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> became only the second player to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles after beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/casper-ruud\">Casper Ruud<\/a> in straight sets in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/italian-open\">Italian Open<\/a> final.<\/p>\n<p>World No 1 Sinner followed in the footsteps of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> by defeating Ruud 6-4 6-4 in front of a delighted home crowd in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old is the youngest player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/jannik-sinner-madrid-open-masters-record-zverev-djokovic-b2970088.html\">to complete the Career Golden Masters<\/a> after Djokovic did so aged 31 by defeating Roger Federer in the 2018 Cincinnati Open final.<\/p>\n<p>Masters 1000 tournaments are the most prestigious events on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/atp-tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> outside of the four grand slams.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner\u2019s success in an hour and 45 minutes extended his winning run to 29 matches and also made him the first Italian man to win the competition since Adriano Panatta in 1976.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning Wimbledon champion responded immediately after being broken in the second game and gradually took control of a physical contest.<\/p>\n<p>He completed a landmark victory with an inside-out forehand winner before soaking in the acclaim of the crowd, which included 75-year-old Panatta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year was the 50th year since an Italian won and I\u2019m really, really happy,\u201d Sinner, who lost last year\u2019s final to Carlos Alcaraz, told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of tension on both sides, it was not perfect tennis from both of us. 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