Sinner went into the championship match with all kinds of momentum—not only had he won his last 27 matches in a row at Masters 1000 events, capturing the last four consecutive titles at this level, as mentioned above, but he had also won his last eight matches in a row against Zverev, as well as their last 12 sets in a row.
And he kept all of those streaks going on Sunday.
Sinner raced out to a 5-0 lead right out of the gates in less than 20 minutes before Zverev was able to hold to make it 5-1—he then served the first set out in the next game, blasting an ace on set point.
Zverev held to kick off the second set but Sinner reeled off another three games in a row for a 3-1 lead, and after one last Zverev hold for 3-2, the Italian won another three quick games to close it out, holding at love, breaking at 15 and serving the final out at love.
“I started the match very well, breaking straight away, but he was not playing his best tennis today,” Sinner said. “I just tried to get with the front foot ahead and I’m very happy about the level I’m playing.
“It’s incredible winning one more title like this. It obviously means a lot to me. This has been an incredible tournament.”
More to come…
