Sinner entered the Monte Carlo quarterfinals and equaled a huge mark by Sampras

Jannik Sinner (2nd in the ATP) went to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 after beating the Czech Tomas Machac (53rd) by 6-1, 6-7 (3) and 6-3. In this way, the native of San Cándido joined a select group after equaling an incredible record by Pete Sampras.

The Italian had arrived sweetly at the Monegasque competition after having conquered the Sunshine Double thanks to the titles he was able to obtain in Indian Wells and Miamirespectively.

With the possibility of returning to number 1 on the horizonthe day began alone 190 points from Carlos Alcaraz in the live ranking already 50 units in the racethe Italian placed among the top eight in Monte Carlo for the fourth time in five appearances. In the principality of Monaco, the pupil of Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi, began his journey with a comfortable victory against the Frenchman Ugo Humbert (34th) by 6-3 and 6-0 after having received a bye in the first round.

With this victory against Machac, the current Wimbledon champion remains undefeated against the Czech with four wins after the duels in Miami (2024), Shanghai (2024), Doha (2026) and the recent Monte Carlo.

From highest to lowest, this was Sinner’s performance against Machac. The start of the match was unbeatable for the ATP number 2 as he was able to break from the start with the first opportunity that was presented to him. Subsequently, he broke the rival’s serve again on two occasions to close the partial with a categorical 6 to 1 in just 26 minutes.

The development of the second was very different from the first. With many ups and downs On both sides, they constantly changed domains. Finally in the tiebreak, it was the Czech who managed to win, after blowing a 5-2 lead, to end Sinner’s incredible streak of consecutive sets wins in Masters 1000 tournaments, with an overwhelming 37-0.

To find the closest precedent you have to go back six months, more precisely to October 5 in Shanghai when he lost the second set against Tallon Griekspoor in what was going to end in defeat for the former number 1 by 6-7 (3), 7-5 and 3-2 (retirement).

The result of the second round can be explained by the physical decline that the multiple Grand Slam champion had, situation that led him to request the doctor’s admission. In the decisive set, he was able to recover his best level to advance to the round in a match that became more complicated than expected.

The 24-year-old right-hander’s superiority over the majority of the circuit is abysmal. In total, he has played 19 undefeated matches in tournaments of this category thanks to the titles he won in Paris, Indian Wells and Miami.

In this way, equaled the streak that Pete Sampras was able to reach between the second round of Indian Wells and the semi-finals of Stockholm in 1994. Finally, Boris Becker He was going to be in charge of ruining his string of victories. Only three players have a longer streak than the Italian: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

In the next round, they will face Felix Auger-Aliassime in what will be the seventh duel between the two. In the previous history, Jannik is not only up 4 to 2, but also the four victories he has were all in a row after the duels in Cincinnati (2025), US Open (2025), Paris (2025) and the ATP Finals 2025.

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