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Jannik Sinner arrived at the Miami Open as the inform player in the world and nothing that has happened at the Hard Rock Stadium so far has given anyone reason to think differently.
Carlos Alcaraz is already out, Novak Djokovic did not make it to Florida, and Jannik Sinner has been moving through the draw with the quiet, relentless efficiency that has defined his tennis since the back end of last season.
On Monday Jannik Sinner did something against Corentin Moutet that nobody had managed in ten years, and then two days later he backed it up with one of his grittiest performances of the tournament against Alex Michelsen. The streak is alive and it is growing.
The record of Novak Djokovic that fell and what it means
Novak Djokovic's mark of 24 consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 events was set in 2016 and had survived for a decade without being seriously threatened.
Jannik Sinner broke it with his commanding 6-1, 6-4 victory over Moutet at the Hard Rock Stadium, moving clear of the Serbian great and extending the tally further with the same win. He now sits at 28 consecutive sets won at Masters level, two clear of Novak Djokovic and five ahead of Carlos Alcaraz who is next on the list at 21.
The streak dates back to the Paris Masters at the back end of last season, where Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime en route to the title. He carried it through Indian Wells without dropping a set, beating Daniil Medvedev along the way, and has continued it in Miami.
The last player to take a set off him was Tallon Griekspoor during the Shanghai Masters in October 2025. Jannik Sinner downplayed the achievement with characteristic directness. "I'm very happy but at the same time I don't play for this," he said after breaking the record against Moutet.
Miami Open 2026: What happened against Alex Michelsen
The fourth round match against Alex Michelsen was the closest anyone has come to ending the streak in months.
Michelsen served for the second set at 5-4 and had the opportunity to force a decider, but Jannik Sinner's composure under pressure was too much. He fought back, won a thrilling tiebreak 7-4, and sealed a 7-5, 7-6 victory to extend his run further.
Jannik Sinner acknowledged he was not at his best. "I didn't feel my best tennis today, so I tried to find a way through," he said. "It's completely different conditions to last night, so I'm happy how I fought. It was very close. I know myself a little bit better now, so I know that every day can be a little bit different."
The fact that he can win matches like this, grinding through a tiebreak on a day when he is not feeling his tennis, is precisely what makes the streak so remarkable.
Where things stand in Miami for Jannik Sinner
Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to win the tournament now. Alcaraz, his biggest rival and the world number one, was beaten by Sebastian Korda in the third round in what was one of the biggest upsets of the tournament so far.
With Djokovic also absent through injury the draw has opened up considerably, and Sinner, who missed Miami last year, looks to be in the kind of form that is very difficult to stop. "I know that if I want to go far in this tournament, I have to improve from the back of the court," he said, which given what he has already produced is a statement that will concern whoever faces him next.
