Jannik Sinner beats Fils, reaches Madrid Final
Jannik Sinner defeated Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4 to reach the final of the Madrid Open.
Sinner is now the youngest player in history to reach the final of all nine Masters 1000 events. He becomes just the fourth man to achieve this, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
The win also extends his run to 27 consecutive victories at the Masters level. He has now won 54 of his last 56 sets in these events and 44 of his last 46 matches overall.
This will be his 13th Masters final and his first in Madrid. It is also his fifth consecutive Masters 1000 final.
After the match, Sinner said: “I tried to be aggressive. I felt very comfortable on the return. Very happy about the general performance today. I’m trying to play the best possible tennis I can in this moment.”
He added: “First rounds are always tough. Then you have to raise your level. I tried to adapt to the conditions and I’m very happy with how I played.”
Sinner is also the third player to reach the final of the first four Masters events in a season, after Federer and Nadal.
