Sinner Advances to Quarter-Finals with Straight Sets Win
Jannik Sinner extended his winning streak to 20 matches with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over British 19th seed Cameron Norrie at the Madrid Open. The match, held on Tuesday morning, saw Sinner progress to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Sinner’s win came after an unusual 11am local start on Manolo Santana Stadium. This scheduling was arranged to accommodate Rafael Jodar, Sinner’s potential next opponent, who had finished a grueling three-set match against João Fonseca at 1am on Monday morning.
Sinner Calls for Scheduling Adjustments
Following his match, Sinner suggested that the Madrid Open organisers should reconsider the tournament’s scheduling to prevent late-night finishes such as the one experienced by Jodar.
“It’s quite unusual for me,” Sinner said in an interview. “I don’t know the last time I played at 11. But for me it doesn’t matter what time. I try to do my best. For me, there was a question if it would be me or Jodar to play at 4. But I think it’s right he plays at 4, because he finished very, very late.
“But at the same time, I feel like we need to make some adjustments to the scheduling of the day. Two matches [starting] from 8pm is very late. Even though you have one day in between. But still it’s very, very late. You finish at 1.30am, and you need to eat, you need to have treatment, so it’s very late. But we try to adapt ourselves, our bodies, our minds, so from my side it was a good performance today.”
Match Performance and Statistics
In his first encounter with Norrie, Sinner demonstrated strong serving, winning 81% of his first-serve points and 63% of points on his second serve. This performance contributed to his 25th consecutive victory at the Masters 1000 level.
“We know each other quite well. We practised a lot in the last tournaments, also. So, we both knew what to expect. I was serving well today in the important moments,” Sinner commented.
Sinner now awaits the winner of the match between Rafael Jodar and Vit Kopriva in the quarter-finals. The world No 1 has become only the second man in Masters 1000 history to win his first 20 matches of the season, joining Novak Djokovic, who achieved this milestone twice, in 2011 and 2015.
Sinner’s Experience in Madrid and Surface Challenges
Competing in Madrid for the fourth time, Sinner is aiming to reach the semi-finals in the Spanish capital for the first time.
“This surface is very, very different than all the other surfaces, so it’s very tough to get the right feedback,” Sinner said after his victory over Norrie.
“Sometimes you feel like you’re not playing your best but from the outside it seems that you are, and sometimes it’s also the opposite. But I’m very happy to be in the quarters again. It’s a tournament I haven’t played a lot, so it means a lot to me and I’m happy to be through in two sets.”
Other Notable Results at the Madrid Open
Meanwhile, last week’s Barcelona champion Arthur Fils advanced to the quarter-finals at the Caja Magica with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Argentinian 25th seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry. The Frenchman, seeded 21st in Madrid, has reached the quarter-finals in six of the seven tournaments he has played so far in 2026.
Fils will face either Lorenzo Musetti or Jiri Lehecka for a place in the semi-finals.
