Jannik Sinner: the matchup, the stakes, the verdict

Jannik Sinner through to Madrid Open semi-finals after victory over exciting 19-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar; Sinners main rival Carlos Alcaraz currently out injured; Watch ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis, Sky Sports+, NOW and the Sky Sports app. Jannik Sinner has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in South Africa.

Key facts

• Jannik Sinner through to Madrid Open semi-finals after victory over exciting 19-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar; Sinners main rival Carlos Alcaraz currently out injured; Watch ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis, Sky Sports+, NOW and the Sky Sports app.
• World No 1 Jannik Sinner held off 19-year-old ‌wild card Rafael Jodar to win 6-2 7-6 (7-0) in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on ‌Wednesday, becoming the sixth player to reach the semi-finals of ​all nine ATP 1000 Masters tournaments.
• Latest news on Jannik Sinner, providing comprehensive coverage of the Italian tennis star's matches, rankings, Grand Slam performances, and career highlights.
• Sinner is on a 22-match winning streak with just two sets lost.
• 1 Jannik Sinner, who is on 22, likely won’t come close to touching Navratilova’s record.

What we know

Going deeper, World No 1 Jannik Sinner held off 19-year-old ‌wild card Rafael Jodar to win 6-2 7-6 (7-0) in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on ‌Wednesday, becoming the sixth player to reach the semi-finals of ​all nine ATP 1000 Masters tournaments.

On the substance, Latest news on Jannik Sinner, providing comprehensive coverage of the Italian tennis star's matches, rankings, Grand Slam performances, and career highlights.

Beyond the headlines, Sinner is on a 22-match winning streak with just two sets lost.

More precisely, 1 Jannik Sinner, who is on 22, likely won’t come close to touching Navratilova’s record.

It is worth noting that Jannik Sinner, born on 16 August 2001 in San Candido, Italy, broke onto the ATP Tour scene when he first won the Next Gen ATP Finals in 2019.

By the numbers

At this stage, Sinner saved five break points in the second set and ​won 11 points in a row ‌to secure victory over the Spaniard.

On a related note, Jodar, who won his first tour title in Morocco this month, threatened to pull 4-2 ahead ‌in the second set, but Sinner saved two break points to stay level at 3-3.

Going deeper, Sinner went 40-15 up ​in the next game but Jodar saved three break ⁠points before taking it.

On the substance, Sinner had his 22nd consecutive win in the bag from there, and the 6-2, 6-4 triumph made him the youngest man to reach 9 ATP Masters 1000 finals, in just 41 tournaments.

What they're saying

“What a player,” Sinner scrawled on the camera lens when it was over.

“All his shots are really complete,” Jódar said of Sinner in his news conference. “That’s what makes him different.”

“Before the match, I was the favorite, but you need to handle the pressure,” he said in his news conference. “I felt a bit of tension.”

The wider context

On a related note, since this landmark year, Jannik Sinner has won multiple ATP singles titles and has added more Grand Slams titles to his name with three Grand Slam victories in total.

Going deeper, as Jannik Sinner continues to make headlines and break records, our NewsNow feed provides comprehensive coverage of his matches, career milestones, and off-court activities.

On the substance, Sinner, who is now 28-2 this season, hasn’t lost since February.

Beyond the headlines, And just when Jódar thought he might still have a chance to take things to a third set, Sinner switched his return position, moving closer to the baseline around 5-5.

More precisely, Sinner said he desperately wanted to avoid a third set because the match “was getting more physical.” Doing so preserved something even more remarkable than what was then a 21-match streak, and which is now a 22-match one.

The bottom line

• Since this landmark year, Jannik Sinner has won multiple ATP singles titles and has added more Grand Slams titles to his name with three Grand Slam victories in total.
• As Jannik Sinner continues to make headlines and break records, our NewsNow feed provides comprehensive coverage of his matches, career milestones, and off-court activities.
• It wasn’t terrible, but he ended up where Sinner's past 22 opponents have.