Sinner beats Norrie to extend winning run to 20 at Madrid Open

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Cameron Norrie 6-2, 7-5 in Madrid Open Round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals, extending his winning run to 20 matches. He became only the second player in tennis history to win the first 20 Masters 1000 matches of the season, after Novak Djokovic in 2011 and 2015. Norrie started with a hold to love in the opening game, but Sinner broke twice to take the first set 6-2. Norrie resisted a break point and, in game five, attempted an underarm serve to regain momentum but it failed to clear the net; Sinner claimed the game and then went on to win the set. Norrie then broke back and won seven consecutive points to try to swing momentum in a second set that Sinner eventually captured 7-5. The match marked their first competitive meeting. Sinner will face Kopriva or Jodar in the quarter-finals, with the scheduling coming under question after the unusual 11am local start time (10:00 BST).

Rafael Jodar defeated Joao Fonseca in the Madrid Open Round of 32, finishing the match late on Sunday night and advancing to the Round of 16.

Sinner had previously reached the Madrid Open quarter-finals once before, in 2024.