Jannik Sinner claimed the Italian Open title on Sunday after defeating Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to secure a record-extending sixth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament victory.
The world number one also walked away with a major financial reward, earning €1,007,165 ($1.17 million) from the tournament’s total prize pool of €8,235,540 ($9.75 million).
Sinner completed the prestigious “Golden Masters” with the victory, becoming only the second player after Novak Djokovic to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 events.
The triumph also made him the first Italian man to win the Italian Open at the Foro Italico since Adriano Panatta achieved the feat 50 years ago.
Sinner heads into the French Open on a 29-match winning streak after extending his perfect record against Ruud to five victories in as many meetings.
The Italian’s dominance in Masters 1000 tournaments has also continued, with his run stretching to 34 consecutive wins in the category.
Ruud, who has won more clay-court matches and titles than any player on the ATP Tour since 2020, started brightly by taking the opening two games of the match.
However, Sinner quickly responded with an immediate break before taking control of the contest. He broke again early in the second set and comfortably closed out the victory in front of an electric home crowd.
The Italian success story continued in the doubles event, with Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori defeating Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos to win the men’s doubles title.
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