Rome, May 14 -- Ranked world number 1, Jannik Sinner has etched his name deeper into tennis history on Thursday after defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open 2026 to register a record-breaking 32nd consecutive ATP Masters 1000 victory.

According to the ATP website, the win in Rome moved the Italian past Novak Djokovic, whose previous benchmark of 31 straight Masters 1000 wins had stood since 2011.

Djokovic's streak stretched from Indian Wells to Cincinnati during one of the most dominant phases of his career, but Sinner has now surpassed that mark with a remarkable run spanning seven months.

Sinner's unbeaten sequence at the Masters 1000 level began at the Rolex Paris Masters last November after he de...