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Sinner creates Masters 1000 historical past in Miami with R3 win

Italian cruises previous Moutet to succeed in fourth spherical

March 24, 2026

Jannik Sinner made ATP Masters 1000 historical past on Monday night on the Miami Open presented by Itau, the place he earned a commanding 6-1, 6-4 victory towards Corentin Moutet.

With his easy third-round triumph inside Hard Rock Stadium, the Italian has now received 26 consecutive units on the Masters 1000 stage, shifting away from Novak Djokovic, who beforehand held the file at 24. Sinner had equalled that mark along with his second-round win on Saturday in Miami earlier than surpassing it within the third spherical.

“I am very happy,” Sinner stated following his victory. “This sport is unpredictable, so we try to keep attention as much as we can and we’ll see what is coming in the next round.”

Most Consecutive Sets Won At ATP Masters 1000 Level* (because the sequence started in 1990)

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Sinner’s streak traces again to final November on the Rolex Paris Masters, the place he clinched the title with out dropping a set. He carried that kind into March, repeating the feat on the BNP Paribas Open. Thanks to his two victories in Miami, Sinner has now received 13 consecutive Masters 1000 matches.

Against Moutet, there have been few indicators that the 24-year-old’s streak was in peril. Sinner managed the tempo of the conflict with a dominant serve, profitable 87 per cent (33/38) of his first-serve factors, in line with Infosys ATP Stats. He additionally swung freely off each wings, firing 23 winners in comparison with Moutet’s 11 and gave the Frenchman no probability to search out rhythm within the match.

With his one-hour, 11-minute victory, Sinner improved to 2-0 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Headvert sequence and prolonged his unbeaten streak towards left-handed gamers to 21 matches.

“There’s Ben [Shelton], Tien, Shapovalov, Moutet,” Sinner stated. “I don’t want to forget other players, but we try to prepare in the best way possible, trying to be tactical and as perfect as possible.”

The No. 2 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings will now face Alex Michelsen within the fourth spherical on Tuesday, persevering with his bid to turn out to be the primary man to finish the ‘Sunshine Double’ since Roger Federer achieved the feat in 2017. Michelsen defeated Alejandro Tabilo 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set the fourth-round conflict with the Italian.

Beyond one other triumph in Miami, there may be extra reward for Sinner this fortnight. With his nice rival Carlos Alcaraz shedding to Sebastian Korda on Sunday within the third spherical, the Italian is now in a chief place to close the gap in his World No. 1 battle with the Spaniard, as Sinner just isn’t defending any PIF ATP Rankings factors in Miami.