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Jannik Sinner, of Italy, returns the ball to Casper Ruud, of Norway, during the final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alessandra Tarantino)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

ROME \u2014 From the California<\/a> desert to Miami<\/a> ; Monte Carlo<\/a> to Madrid<\/a> ; and the red clay of Rome<\/a> , too, nobody has been able to beat Jannik Sinner<\/a> for three full months.<\/p>

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By sweeping the first five Masters 1000 tournaments of the year, the top-ranked Sinner has dominated tennis<\/a> like few other players have in the sport\u2019s recent history while amassing a 29-match winning streak.<\/p>\n

And yet now the stakes are rising for Sinner as he attempts to complete a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open. The clay-court Grand Slam, which starts on Sunday in Paris, is the only major that Sinner hasn\u2019t won.<\/p>\n

A couple of hours after becoming the first Italian man to win the Italian Open in 50 years on Sunday, Sinner\u2019s focus was already pivoting toward Roland Garros.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have much time to realize what we\u2019re accomplishing,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cI said it before the start of the year: My main goal is and remains Paris.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019ve done here and the rest of the year is incredible. I realize that. But mentally I know that now I\u2019ve got to do all the right things. It\u2019s necessary to rest, but I also need to stay in form because soon my most important tournament of the year is approaching. I don\u2019t want to put too much pressure on myself, because that comes by itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pressure on Sinner has heightened with his only real rival, Carlos Alcaraz, currently sidelined due to a right wrist injury<\/a> that will keep the Spaniard out of the French Open. Alcaraz became the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam when he won the Australian Open<\/a> in February at 22.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Sinner has matched Pete Sampras\u2019 29-match winning streak from 1994 for the fifth longest run in the ATP Tour era (since 1990). Novak Djokovic holds the record with 43 straight match wins in 2010-11.<\/p>\n

With his Rome title, Sinner has already become the second man after Djokovic to win all nine Masters 1000 events \u2014 the biggest tournaments outside the Grand Slams<\/a> \u2014 over his career. Djokovic won each event at least twice.<\/p>\n

Might Sinner want to consider attempting to win all nine Masters events this year, now that there\u2019s only Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris remaining? That\u2019s something that not even Djokovic accomplished.<\/p>

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\u201cWe need to go tournament by tournament. The most important thing is to feel good physically on the court. If you\u2019re not feeling well physically, you\u2019ll go nowhere,\u201d said Sinner, who had to overcome exhaustion and fatigue during a semifinal victory over Daniil Medvedev in Rome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing for me is my body. Everyone plays tennis well,\u201d Sinner said of his fellow pros.<\/p>\n

Still, Sinner suggested that because he won\u2019t be playing any grass-court warmups before defending his Wimbledon title this year, \u201cthere\u2019s a chance we play in Canada\u201d in August.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s realistic,\u201d Sinner added of winning all nine Masters in the same year. \u201cIt\u2019s not possible to continue playing like I am now for the entire season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Known for his understated celebrations and always maintaining his composure, Sinner is not one to dwell on his victories and titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappiness shouldn\u2019t depend on winning a tournament or not,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m fairly even-tempered off the court. It\u2019s small things that make me happy, like spending half a day playing golf or going to race go-Kart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner\u2019s humane side was on display when he accompanied kids from a children\u2019s hospital onto the court in Rome.<\/p>\n

One child\u2019s overflowing joy made Sinner smile<\/a> , while another time he had to slow his pace so the kid could keep up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes us tennis players, and it\u2019s not nice to say, we don\u2019t realize how fortunate we are,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cThese might be the moments that touch me the most, because you make physical contact with the kids. \u2026 Minor gestures that they\u2019ll remember forever and which don\u2019t cost us anything \u2014 or rather they provide us with beautiful feelings.\u201d<\/p>

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AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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