Jannik Sinner
Sinner’s record sets streak is over: Machac wins set in Monte-Carlo
Machac won second-set tie-break
April 09, 2026
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Jannik Sinner boasts the longest run of consecutive sets won (37) at ATP Masters 1000 level.
By ATP Staff
Tomas Machac ended Jannik Sinner’s streak of 37 consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 events on Thursday, when the Czech levelled their third-round clash at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
Sinner, the No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, scooped titles in Paris last year, and Indian Wells and Miami last month, without dropping a set to break Novak Djokovic’s previous record of 24. The 24-year-old Italian continued his run by winning the first three sets of his run in Monte-Carlo, before Machac bulldozed his way through a second-set tie-break.
Most Consecutive Sets Won At ATP Masters 1000 Level* (since the series began in 1990)
*Walkover loss ends the streak
If Sinner can win the deciding set against Machac, he will next meet Felix Auger-Aliassime in his bid for a maiden Masters 1000 title on clay. The Italian also has the opportunity to reclaim the World No. 1 spot from fierce Lexus ATP Head2Head rival Carlos Alcaraz, who is also in action Thursday.
