No major surprises unfolded in the Madrid Masters quarterfinal held in Beijing time last night. Although his opponent emerged as a formidable dark horse, top seed and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner seized control and dispatched him in straight sets.
With this victory, Sinner has now reached the semifinals in all five major tournaments of the 2026 season. He becomes only the second player since the ATP Tour’s inception in 1990 to achieve this milestone—advancing to at least the semifinals in the first five elite events of a single season.
Who was the first to accomplish this? Roger Federer in the 2006 season, widely considered one of the greatest campaigns of his career. Let’s review the opponents he
