Miami, March 24 -- Italian tennis sensation and world number two Jannik Sinner made history as he surpassed Serbian icon Novak Djokovic to win the most successive sets at ATP Masters 1000 level events during his commanding Miami Open third round win over Corentin Moutet.

Sinner's number of successive set wins at the ATP Masters 1000 level went up to 26, surpassing Djokovic's 24 as he beat Moutet 6-1, 6-4, continuing an exceptional, unprecedented show of consistency.

Sinner had equalled Djokovic's mark during his second-round win.

Speaking after the match, Sinner was quoted as saying by ATP's official website, "I am very happy. This sport is unpredictable, so we try to keep attention as much as we can, and we will see what is coming in ...