18:11
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 6:2
The first match point is the same! Zverev fires his forehand clearly out of bounds and has to admit defeat to Jannik Sinner again.
6:09 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 5:2
Zverev is out of steam! The Hamburger gets his chances again, but makes too many easy mistakes and quickly finds himself faced with three match points.
6:07 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 5:2
There’s no better way to play tennis! Zverev serves well and is initially on the trigger, but with every shot Sinner works his way further into the point, finally comes on the offensive and puts the final forehand inside-out perfectly into the corner. The next break is here and Sinner serves the match after less than an hour of play.
6:05 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 4:2
Zverev is also not at all emotionally invested in this match and almost seems to have resigned himself. The mistakes are piling up and the next two break points for Sinner are there.
6:03 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 4:2
Sinner has so far won 24 out of 26 points on his first serve with a serve rate of 74%. The Tyrolean simply doesn’t let anything go wrong, he dominates every single rally and is now starting to work his magic. At 40:0, Sinner answers a good short ball from Zverev with a perfect counterstop and increases the score to 4:2.
5:59 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 3:2
Zverev is now being fired here for every single point he wins, as if he were a blatant outsider. That certainly feels strange for a number three in the world. But Zverev doesn’t let that bother him, lands some points worth seeing and then shortens the score to 2:3 with his second ace.
5:56 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 3:1
Zverev can then secure one point before Sinner seals the 3-1 with the next good serve.
5:55 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 2:1
We were looking forward to an exciting finale, but so far we have only seen an absolute demonstration of power from Jannik Sinner. The 24-year-old simply hits every ball perfectly, records his next ace and races to 40-0 again.
17:52
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 2:1
Jannik Sinner is playing at the absolute limit here, even for his standards, and simply doesn’t give Sasha Zverev a chance. Although the German is now serving well and is constantly applying pressure with his backhand cross, the Italian is finding ways to go on the offensive and win the points. Zverev seems at a loss, then makes an avoidable mistake at 15:40 and concedes the next break!
5:48 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 1:1
This is just too good from Sinner! The South Tyrolean adds two more aces in this service game and thus hurries to the next game win.
5:47 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 0:1
This is how it works Zverev is now much closer to the baseline when returning, brings more length into his shots and holds his own against them. The Hamburg player runs strong when Sinner is stopped and then pushes the volley away to make it 15:15.
5:44 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1, 0:1
Sascha Zverev opens the second set! A good start would of course be incredibly important and that’s exactly what the German manages to do! Zverev collects the first point with a stylish long-line winner on his forehand, then he follows up with a service winner and makes it 30-0. Another well-constructed point completed with a safe smash brings three game balls and Zverev confidently uses the first one.
5:41 p.m
Sentence conclusion
Jannik Sinner is marching straight towards his next Masters title and gives Sascha Zverev no chance at all in the first round of the Madrid final. The Italian was in control from the first second, served better than Zverev and hardly made any mistakes, while the German acted too defensively and only found his way into the match at the end of the first set. Zverev has to do almost everything better in the second round and take the initiative himself much more often if he wants to have another chance here.
5:39 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 6:1
In the decisive phase, the world number one found his best game again and after just 25 minutes he put an end to this one-sided first set with an ace.
5:37 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 5:1
Slowly but surely Zverev is getting into the game a little better. On the one hand, this is because Sinner brings fewer players into the field in this phase, but on the other hand, it is also because Zverev is now playing much more aggressively and countering them. A long return to the baseline forces the error and makes it 15:30.
5:35 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 5:1
At least Zverev can still gain a bit of self-confidence in this first set, which he probably already lost, and reduce it to 1:5 with a strong serve game. The 29-year-old scored his first ace and a few free points to make it 40:0, before Sinner reduced it again to 40:30. Then Zverev closes the game with the next good serve.
5:30 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 5:0
Sinner has been serving as if from a single source so far and has not allowed Zverev to get into the rallies at all. The German brings in the return once and then later scores impressive points with a strong forehand cross, but otherwise nothing can be done. With 15, the Italian rushes through to make it 5-0.
5:28 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 4:0
Phew! Now Zverev basically plays a decent game, hits the serves and is always on the trigger, but then makes four slight mistakes in a row! Sinner doesn’t have to do much to bag this second break and is of course now fully on track in this first set.
5:26 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 3:0
Zverev is making life difficult for himself! At 15:0, the Hamburger builds up the point well and just has to push the ball away at the net, but lets Sinner get to it again and then misses a difficult smash. Immediately afterwards the German advances well again, has to score the point again and puts the volley out of bounds. 3:30 p.m.!
17:22
Sinner – Zverev 3:0
Sinner made a double fault in his second service game, but otherwise had everything under control. Zverev has not taken part in this match at all and is already 3-0 behind after just ten minutes.
5:20 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 2:0
And then it happened right away! Sinner gets into the rally well again, repeatedly plays the balls almost perfectly to the baseline and ultimately forces Zverev to make the decisive mistake. The break is here and the dream start for the favorites is perfect!
5:19 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 1:0
Sascha Zverev then comes under pressure in his first service game. The first serve doesn’t come twice and Sinner dominates the points to make it 15:30. Then the serve comes and the German has a good position on the court, but fires the forehand cross into the net. Two breakballs for Jannik Sinner!
5:16 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 1:0
Jannik Sinner quickly finds his first serve and has to do nothing but serve on the following three points to make it 40:15. At the game ball, Zverev gets the ball back into play, but Sinner moves up well and thunders the forehand longline from the middle of the court into the corner. The first game goes to number one!
5:14 p.m
Sinner – Zverev 0:0
Let’s go! Right from the first rally, the two engage in a long and intense baseline duel, in which Zverev gains the upper hand with the backhand cross and scores the first point.
5:07 p.m
It’s about to start!
The two protagonists have just entered the court and started hitting. Alexander Zverev had luck on his side in the coin toss and decided to hit back. Jannik Sinner will open this Masters final in Madrid in just a few minutes!
16:56
Best chance for Zverev?
After always having no chance and then being at a loss in his most recent defeats against Sinner, Zverev sees himself well prepared for the duel with number one this time. “I have to play better than last time, I played terribly. I feel good, better than in Monte Carlo,” Zverev said and added: “I’m happy with my level.” Sinner also expects a tougher job this time. “Sascha has already won here twice, the conditions suit him. He has the perfect game to do well here,” said the Italian in the run-up to the final.
16:47
Finally, many clear matters
For Sinner, the path to these four Masters titles always leads through Alexander Zverev. The world number one met the German number one in the semi-finals and always won in two sets. After Zverev was able to win all four duels against Sinner between 2020 and 2023, the last eight duels all went to the man from South Tyrol.
16:39
Sinner almost untouchable
Jannik Sinner only had brief problems in the first round of this Masters event and lost the first round to Benjamin Bonzi. After that, the Italian won ten sets in a row and never got into trouble. Sinner has now been unbeaten since the beginning of February and in 22 games on the tour and could achieve something historic today. The 24-year-old could become the first player in history to win five Masters events in a row, having already won Paris 2025 and Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo this season.
16:32
First final for Zverev
With his win against Belgian surprise semi-finalist Alexander Blockx on Friday, Sascha Zverev finally broke his semi-final curse and reached his first final of 2026. Previously, the round of the last four had ended five times. In Madrid, where he has already won the title twice, Zverev impressed almost without exception, took revenge on Flavio Cobolli in two sets in the quarter-finals for the semi-final exit in Munich and can now once again compete with the world number one.
4:30 p.m
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the final of the ATP Masters in Madrid! From 5 p.m. there will be a duel between Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner at the Manolo Santana Stadium!
