(No. 2) Jannik Sinner def. (No. 11) Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4)
Jannik Sinner etched his name into tennis history on Sunday at the BNP Paribas Open, becoming just the third man to complete the full set of six ATP Masters 1000 hard-court titles. With a 7-6(6), 7-6(4) win over Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final, the Italian joined Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the only players to achieve the milestone.
Sinner claimed the title without dropping a single set. The 24-year-old also became the first man since the Masters 1000 series began in 1990 to win consecutive titles at that level without losing a set, following his dominant run in Paris last November. In a dramatic finish, Sinner rallied from a 0-4 deficit in the second-set tiebreak, winning seven consecutive points to seal the win in one hour and 55 minutes.
The opening set was played at a relentless pace, with Medvedev striking cleanly and applying early pressure. Medvedev won the first six points of the match but could not convert that momentum into a break. Sinner faced resistance throughout the set and even required a medical timeout at 3-4 to have his right ankle re-taped. With neither player able to gain a decisive edge, the set was settled in a tiebreak, where Sinner proved more clinical, capitalizing on a missed volley from Medvedev and closing it out on his second set point.
The second set followed a similar pattern, with both players holding serve comfortably to force another tiebreak. Medvedev surged ahead early, but Sinner absorbed the pressure and mounted a comeback from 0-4. Neither player was broken during the match, with Sinner winning an impressive 91 percent of points behind his first serve to maintain control in the key moments.
The victory marked Sinner’s ninth win in his past 10 meetings with Medvedev and secured his first title in the California desert. Medvedev had reached the final after handing top seed Carlos Alcaraz his first loss of the season in the semifinals. While the defeat denied Medvedev the trophy, he will return to the Top 10 in the ATP Rankings, having won titles in Brisbane and Dubai and leading the Tour with 18 wins in 2026.
Sinner’s perfect week also tightened the race for the top ranking. Currently No. 2 and 2,150 points behind Alcaraz, he has a significant opportunity to close the gap in the coming weeks, having skipped Masters 1000 events in Miami, Monte Carlo, and Madrid last season. With titles now at Indian Wells, Miami, Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai, and Paris, along with major triumphs at the Australian Open, US Open, and the Nitto ATP Finals, Sinner has completed the full set of hard-court Big Titles and further cemented his status as one of the sport’s dominant forces.
