Jannik Sinner won a 26th straight match as he closes in on a possible sixth consecutive Masters 1000 title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, the world No. 1 winning an all-Italian fourth round against Andrea Pellegrino, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals.
Sinner hasn’t lost a match since February 19—a three-set defeat to Jakub Mensik at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open—and is still perfect at Masters 1000 tournaments in 2026, increasing his streak to 31 on this level and ending the qualifier’s career-best week after one hour and 29 minutes on Center Court.
“I’m very happy for him. He’s been working very hard,” Sinner said of Pellegrino during his on-court interview. “We played seven years ago on a definitely smaller court, so it’s nice. Of course, from an Italian point of view, it’s amazing we have so many Italians, but at the same time it’s a bit unfortunate because it’s the round of 16. But look, it was a very good match, I think, from both of us. Hopefully I’m ready for the quarterfinals.”
