Jannik Sinner breaks Novak Djokovic’s record for most sets won in a row at Masters 1000 events

Jannik Sinner made history in Miami on Monday night, breaking the record for most sets won in a row in the history of Masters 1000 events, since that level of tournament began back in 1990.

By defeating Corentin Moutet in the third round of the Miami Open, 6-1, 6-4, Sinner has now won 26 sets in a row at Masters 1000 events, surpassing Novak Djokovic’s previous record of 24 from 2016.

The Italian won the last two Masters 1000 events without dropping a set, in Paris last fall (10-0) and Indian Wells last week (12-0), and he tied Djokovic’s previous record with his 6-3, 6-3 victory against Damir Dzumhur in his first match in Miami two days ago.

And now, he moves to the top of the list.

MOST CONSECUTIVE SETS WON AT MASTERS 1000 EVENTS (since 1990):

• 26: Jannik Sinner ['25 Paris to present]
• 24: Novak Djokovic ['16 Indian Wells to '16 Monte Carlo]
• 21: Carlos Alcaraz ['23 Indian Wells to '23 Miami]
• 19: Novak Djokovic ['14 Paris to '15 Indian Wells]
• 18: Andy Murray ['16 Rome to '16 Cincinnati]
• 18: Jannik Sinner ['24 Shanghai to '25 Rome]

(note: a walkover loss would end the streak)

Moutet had given Sinner trouble in their only previous meeting, taking the first set of their fourth-round match at Roland Garros two years ago before the Italian came back to win in four, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

This time Sinner came out strong from the start, winning five games in a row from 1-all to run away with the first set in just 26 minutes.

Moutet kept things more competitive in the second set, getting broken only once at 2-all—and he nearly escaped that game, digging out of a 0-40 hole and pushing it to four deuces before finally dropping serve. But that one break for 3-2 was all Sinner needed, and 15 minutes later the Italian served it out, finishing it off with a big serve out wide followed by a forehand swinging volley winner into the open court.

The world No. 2 was asked afterwards about his new record.

“I’m very happy, but in the same time I don’t play for this,” he said in his on-court interview. “Everything can happen. This sport is so unpredictable, so we try to keep the tension very high as much as we can, and then we see what’s coming in the next round.

“I’m happy about today’s performance—we are trying to improve—and now we’ll try to rest up and hopefully be ready for tomorrow.”

Awaiting the No. 2-seeded Sinner in the fourth round on Tuesday will be American Alex Michelsen, who won an all-unseeded battle with Chile's Alejandro Tabilo earlier in the day, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Sinner beat Michelsen in both of their previous meetings, both in 2024, at Cincinnati (6-4, 7-5) and the US Open (6-4, 6-0, 6-2).