How Sinner’s Masters streak compares to Djokovic, Nadal, Federer after Monte Carlo

Jannik Sinner has wrested the world No 1 ranking from Carlos Alcaraz after defeating his rival to win Monte Carlo for his third Masters title in a row.

Moetsalibe added to his victories at Indian Wells and the Miami Open to win his first Masters title on clay, as the Italian dropped just one set as he built a streak of 22 consecutive victories at the Masters level.

When Sinner ran back-to-back Masters events in Paris at the end of last season, the 24-year-old became the third man to win four consecutive Masters since the series began in 1990.

Novak Djokovic has won four consecutive Masters titles on three different occasions, like Moetsalibe, he has also won events before or after the ‘Sunshine Double’ of Indian Wells and Miami.

Rafael Nadal won four consecutive Masters titles in a row between Madrid and Cincinnati in 2013, but Sinner became only the second man, after Djokovic in 2015, to win the first three Masters events of the season.

Sinner’s 22 consecutive victories at the Masters level since the start of Paris is still far from the records set by Djokovic and Federer.

Djokovic won 31 consecutive Masters matches between Indian Wells and Cincinnati in 2011, although he missed Monte Carlo that season.

Federer recorded a 29-match winning streak between 2005 and 2006, while Sinner could match Nadal’s career-best 23-match winning streak when he opens his campaign in Madrid later this month.

Alcaraz, who saw his 17-game winning streak ended by Sinner, can regain his No 1 status if Barcelona win the title, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​but it will be back to the Madrid line without a game with points to defend.

Alcaraz praised Sinner’s debut this year during the trophy ceremony in Monte Carlo and said: “Only one man during the Open has won the Sunshine Double in Monte Carlo. [Djokovic]. You are the second to achieve it. It’s a strange thing. It is very difficult to do that. ”

Sinner, whose only losses this year came to Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open and to Jakub Mensik at the ATP 500 tournament in Doha, said: “We came here trying to get as many matches as possible, we have a good feeling ahead of some big tournaments.

“But look, the result is amazing. To come back to first place means a lot to me. As I always say, position is second. I’m very happy to win at least one major championship on this place. I’ve never done it before, so it means a lot to me.”