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Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Jannik Sinner made history on Sunday by becoming the youngest player ever to win all six ATP Masters 1000 events played on hard courts. Sinner’s impressive achievement was sealed with a straight-sets victory over Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells, where he then had something to say to the Russian during his on-court interview. The 22-year-old continues to break new ground, and his career path has often drawn comparisons with Novak Djokovic, not just because of their success but also their similar playing styles.
“I feel privileged, obviously. It’s a great achievement,” Sinner said after his latest milestone. “It was a tough match against Daniil again.
” Novak Djokovic’s Masters 1000 tally before turning 25 Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images That’s right. By the time he turned 25, Djokovic already had 11 Masters 1000 titles under his belt. Many now consider him to be the greatest men’s player of all time, and his early success in the Masters series is a big part of why.
His first came at Miami in 2007, beating Guillermo Canas in the final, before adding another later that year at the Canadian Open. He added two more in 2008 at Indian Wells and Rome. In 2009, he picked up another by winning Paris.
He didn’t win any Masters titles in 2010 but made up for it with an incredible run the following year. The Serbian won his first three titles at Miami, Monte-Carlo and Madrid between March and May of that year. He claimed two more by August, securing victories at both the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Masters within a week of each other.