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Jannik Sinner’s dominance is undeniable - is it also a worry?

The Independent·Jamie Braidwood·29 days ago
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Throughout the week in Madrid, the presence of Jude Bellingham and Thibaut Courtois watching matches at the Caja Mágica , with great interest, became a regular sight. Neither could attend Sunday’s final, though, due to Real Madrid’s match at Espanyol that evening. But they didn’t miss much, either: Jannik Sinner ’s demolition of Alexander Zverev , in 57 minutes, became the second-fastest Masters 1000 final without a retirement. Blink, and it was over. This was a day where the numbers told the story. Sinner also became the first player to win five Masters 1000 tournaments in a row, a run stretching back to Paris at the end of last season and taking in the first four events of this season: Indian Wells and Miami on hard court and Monte Carlo and Madrid on clay. It’s an achievement that not even Novak Djokovic , Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer could accomplish in their prime. Sinner’s last defeat at a Masters tournament was a third-round retirement in Shanghai.…

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