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1. Voo de Mar says:

   May 20, 2026 at 11:23 am

   Points won by each set: | 26-11, 25-12 |
   Unreturned serves:
   48 % Sinner – 19 of 39
   22 % Zverev – 8 of 35

   Zverev [3] was destroyed in the Madrid final like four years ago and he had the same excuse – he was playing night session matches prior to the final while the final began under the Sun. It’s a poor excuse because Sinner lately defeats Zverev everywhere, also 6-0, 6-1 under the floodlights (Paris ’25). Two terrible forehand volleys at 0:3 were the testament to Zverev’s abysmal performance. He couldn’t play any longer rally thus Sinner was fresh like a daisy and obtaining points directly behind the serve with astonishing frequency given a clay-court. For Sinner [1] that triumph meant his fifth Masters 1K title in succession – it’s a new record. Before him four straight titles collected only the best players in history: Nadal in 2013 (Madrid, Rome, Montreal, Cincinnati) and Djokovic in the years 2013-14 (Shanghai, Paris… Indian Wells, Miami). Djokovic repeated the feat in 2015 starting the streak with Paris ’14.

   Sinner’s route to his 28th title:
   2 Benjamin Bonzi 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4
   3 Elmer Moller 6-2, 6-3
   4 Cameron Norrie 6-2, 7-5
   Q Rafael Jodar 6-2, 7-6(0)
   S Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4
   W Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2

   Serve & volley: Sinner 0, Zverev 2/4

   ☆ Sinner and Zverev lately meet more often than any other pair of players – 7 times in the last 7 months and Sinner has won 14 sets in a row!

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