Sinner, another step towards the glory of Rome: the Italian team wins the derby with Pellegrino and flies to the quarterfinals against Rublev

John

By John

Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali d’Italia 2026. The world number one eliminates the qualified Andrea Pellegrino in the Italian derby on the Central Court: 6-2 6-3, in an hour and 29 minutes of play, the score in favor of the South Tyrolean, who reaches the 22nd quarter-final in the 1000 – the sixth in a row – and wins the 31st match in a row in the Masters (streak opened by Paris 2025), equaling Novak Djokovic in first place in the ranking of tennis players with the most series successes in this tournament category. Consecutive success number 26 of the season for the four-time Slam champion, who has not lost a match since the ATP 500 in Doha 2026. The unbeaten streak against Italian players also continues for the South Tyrolean, who wins the 19th derby out of 19 in his career. Sinner takes to the quarter-finals, where he will challenge the Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded number 12, who beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (3-6, 7-6, 6-2).