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Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner and Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrate after their men's singles final match of the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica. Laurent Lairys/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Alexander Zverev had little positive to say after being blown away by world number one Jannik Sinner in the Madrid Masters final, the German's ninth straight defeat to the Italian.
Sinner became the first player to win five consecutive ATP Masters 1,000 titles on Sunday. World number three Zverev said the final defeat was a combination of factors.
"He's very good, of course. But I think ... I would have lost to anybody, to be very fair. I think ... I played an awful tennis match," Zverev said after Sinner romped to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph in just 58 minutes on the clay.
"I think everybody's struggling against him. He's won the last five Masters events, so it's not like I'm the only one losing to him. I'm just losing to him more because I get to him every single time and I lose to him.
"(It) doesn't make sense to talk much about strategy, it was absolutely a terrible match by me. I don't think there's much strategy involved."
Even Sinner could not resist a small dig at the German, who has never won a grand slam title compared to Sinner's four. The Italian is five years younger.
"He was not playing his best tennis ... so I just tried to go with my front foot," Sinner said.
With world number two Carlos Alcaraz out of the French Open starting on May 24 with an wrist injury, Sinner is the big favourite for the only grand slam he is yet to win. His home tournament in Rome takes place in between.
Zverev added: "I think there's a big gap between Sinner and everybody else right now. It's quite simple. And I think there's a big gap between Alcaraz, myself, maybe Novak (Djokovic), and everybody else. I think there are two gaps right now."
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