Jannik Sinner smashes Novak Djokovic record held for a decade | Tennis | Sport

Jannik Sinner made history at the Miami Open this week, breaking the all‑time record for most consecutive sets won at Masters 1000 events since the series began in 1990. His 6-1, 6-4 victory over Corentin Moutet pushed his streak to 26 straight sets, surpassing Novak Djokovic’s previous mark of 24 sets in 2016.

Sinner arrived in Miami on a tear, having won the last two Masters 1000 tournaments in Paris (10–0 in sets) and Indian Wells (12–0), without dropping a single set. He matched Djokovic’s record with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Damir Dzumhur in his opening match two days ago, and his latest victory now puts him alone at the top of the list.

Sitting just behind him on the all‑time list is Djokovic with 24 consecutive sets, followed by Carlos Alcaraz with 21. Djokovic also holds the fourth‑best streak at 19.

“I’m very happy, but in the same time I don’t play for this,” Sinner said in his on-court interview. “Everything can happen.

“This sport is so unpredictable, so we try to keep the tension very high as much as we can, and then we see what’s coming in the next round.

“I’m happy about today’s performance, we are trying to improve and now we’ll try to rest up and hopefully be ready for tomorrow.”

In Tuesday’s fourth round, Sinner will face American Alex Michelsen, who earlier battled past Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo in an all‑unseeded clash, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Sinner has won both of the pair’s previous meetings this year, defeating Michelsen in Cincinnati (6–4, 7–5) and again at the US Open (6–4, 6–0, 6–2).