Rome, May 18 -- Jannik Sinner is continuing to write his name into the record books ata pace rarely seen in the modern men's game.
By winning the Italian Open in front of an adoring home crowd on Sunday, 24-year-old Sinner completed the full set of nine ATP Masters 1000 titles - known as the 'career Golden Masters'.
Novak Djokovic, the inimitable 24-time Grand Slam champion, is the only other man to achieve the feat.
World number one Sinner has now won a record six Masters titles in a row after beating Norway's Casper Ruud in the Rome final.
The controlled manner of Sinner's 6-4 6-4 victory - resiliently recovering from falling an early break down, showing his variety by unpicking Ruud with the drop-shot, then solidly rolling his way th...