Jannik Sinner Plans Tennis Break After Italian Open Win Completes Historic ATP Masters 1000 Collection

Jannik Sinner has declared he will step away from tennis entirely for several days after extending one of the most dominant runs in recent ATP history with a straight-sets victory over Casper Ruud in the Italian Open final in Rome.

The world No. 1 dispatched Ruud 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 45 minutes on Sunday, a result that stretched his winning streak to 29 consecutive matches. The victory also made Sinner the first Italian man to claim the Rome title since Adriano Panatta in 1976 — a wait of nearly 50 years.

Of greater historical significance, Sinner became only the second player in the Open Era to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 events, joining Novak Djokovic in achieving the feat. The Italian also added his name alongside Rafael Nadal as one of the only players to win all three clay-court Masters titles — Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome — in a single season since the current tournament format was introduced in 1990.

Sunday’s triumph was Sinner’s sixth consecutive ATP Masters 1000 title, a run that began at the Paris Masters towards the end of 2024. He has now won all five Masters events contested so far in 2025. For context, Djokovic holds the single-season record after winning six Masters titles in 2015.

Despite the celebrations, Sinner was candid about the physical toll the sustained success has taken on his body, confirming he intends to limit activity sharply in the days ahead. “The priority is to recover as much as I can in the next two to three days,” Sinner said. “There is not going to be a lot of training. Tennis, zero. Physical, [my team and I] need to see. I want to be with my family as well, in this moment. Switching off tennis, then from Thursday onwards, I think I will be in Paris, preparing, and we’ll see how it goes. For now, it’s important to rest.”

The French Open begins in Paris in approximately one week, and Sinner enters the clay-court Grand Slam as the clear favourite. A Roland Garros title would complete his full set of Grand Slam championships, with the Italian having previously won the Australian Open and US Open.

Reflecting on the significance of completing his Masters 1000 collection on home soil, Sinner was openly emotional. “There’s no better place to complete this set,” he said. “It has been a very, very interesting tournament already back in the years. In 2019, I had my debut here on this court. I always felt very positive, but in a different way, a lot of attention, a lot of emotions going through. It means a lot.”

Sinner also placed the achievement within the wider context of Italian tennis. “I believe for an Italian, it’s one of the most special places we play tennis in. To win at least once in my career means a lot to me. It’s been a long time since an Italian won — 50 years. I’m happy one of us was able to take advantage of this great period for Italian tennis.”

The result adds further momentum to what is shaping up as one of the most complete seasons in recent men’s tennis. Whether Sinner’s short recovery window ahead of Roland Garros will be sufficient to maintain his current level on the Paris clay remains the key question as the second Grand Slam of the year approaches.