Sinner and Norrie stepped onto Manolo Santana Stadium shortly after 11 a.m. local time in the Spanish capital and the Italian needed 87 minutes from there to prevail 6-2, 7-5 in the pair\u2019s maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash. With his triumph, the 24-year-old Sinner earned his 20th consecutive tour-level win, while he is now on a 25-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level. <\/p>\n
20-match winning streak \u2b50\ufe0f @janniksin<\/a> overcomes Norrie to reach his 22nd ATP Masters 1000 QF @MutuaMadridOpen<\/a> | #MMOPEN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/79t8oCwBTE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) April 28, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cQuite unusual for me,\u201d Sinner said, when asked about any changes in his routine to prepare for the morning start. \u201cI don\u2019t know the last time I played at 11, but for me it doesn\u2019t matter what time. I try to do my best\u2026 We try to adapt ourselves, our bodies and our minds. From my side, it was a good performance today.\u201d <\/p>\n Sinner will now prepare for a quarter-final clash against fast-rising #NextGenATP hometown star Rafael Jodar<\/a> or Vit Kopriva<\/a> in Madrid. Having triumphed in Paris last November and in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo this year, he is bidding to become the first player to win five consecutive Masters 1000 crowns. <\/p>\n You May Also Like: Sinner salutes Jodar & fellow #NextGenATP standouts: ‘It’s a very strong year’<\/a><\/p>\n Even by his own high standards, Sinner appeared intensely focused throughout the first three-quarters of the match against Norrie, particularly in a first set in which he did not face a break point according to Infosys ATP Stats. The only drop in the Italian\u2019s level came when he was a break up at 3-2 in the second set: He delivered an uncharacteristically sloppy service game to help Norrie break to love and regain a foothold in the match. <\/p>\n Having worked his way back into contention, however, Britain’s Norrie soon undermined his good work when serving at 5-5. He produced a double fault at 15\/30 and, although he saved two break points from there, he was unable to deny Sinner on a third. The Italian subsequently served out the match to become the second man in history to win his first 20 Masters 1000 matches of the season, after Novak Djokovic<\/a> in 2011 and 2015. <\/p>\n \u201cWe know each other quite well. We practised a lot together in the past tournaments also, so we both kind of knew what to expect,\u201d Sinner said on facing Norrie for the first time. \u201cI felt like I was serving quite well today in the important moments. <\/p>\n \u201cThis surface, it\u2019s very different to all the other surfaces, so it\u2019s quite tough to get the right feedback. So sometimes you feel like you are not playing your best, but from the outside it seems that you are, and sometimes it is also the opposite. But I\u2019m very happy to be here in the quarters again.\u201d <\/p>\n Another man building an impressive winning streak, Arthur Fils<\/a>, also advanced to the quarter-finals early on Tuesday. The Frenchman, who lifted his first ATP Tour title since 2024 last week at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell<\/a>, downed Tomas Martin Etcheverry<\/a> 6-3, 6-4 for his eighth consecutive match win. <\/p>\n Fils will take on sixth seed Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> or 11th seed Jiri Lehecka<\/a> in the last eight. The 21-year-old, who did not compete for eight months in 2025 because of a back injury, is now 21-5 for the season and has risen seven spots to No. 18 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings as a result of his Madrid run so far. <\/p>\n![\"\u201cATP](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atp-fantasy-article-banner.jpg\")
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