Overview
- Jannik Sinner beat Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 to open his Italian Open campaign, a Saturday victory that pushed his ATP Masters 1000 streak to 29 straight wins.
- Sinner’s run now equals Roger Federer’s mark and sits just behind Novak Djokovic’s longer streaks of 30 and 31 at this level.
- The world No. 1 is set to face Alexei Popyrin in the third round as he chases more records in Rome.
- Play in Sinner’s match stopped twice for medical emergencies in the stands before he closed out the win in straight sets.
- Rome’s draw turned volatile the same day as several seeds fell, including Félix Auger‑Aliassime, Ben Shelton, João Fonseca and Arthur Fils, which could reshape Sinner’s path to the title.