The top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday and match Novak Djokovic’s record with a 31st consecutive Masters Series victory.
Sinner hasn’t been beaten in a Masters Series event since October, when he retired with cramps in extreme heat against Tallon Griekspoor in Shanghai.
He improved to 19-0 against fellow Italians and extended his winning streak to 26 matches, with his next opponent to be either 12th-seeded Andrey Rublev or Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili.
