Jannik Sinner Breaks Novak Djokovic’s Record but Still Chases Roger Federer After US Open Win

Jannik Sinner is simply untouchable at the moment. The World No.1 and four-time slam king is leaving no stone unturned at Flushing Meadows to show how much ‘locked in’ he is to capture a fifth major after conquering the Gentlemen’s trophy on grass nearly two months ago. Currently, the American hard court is his battleground, and the Italian warrior is showing no signs of slowing down. With his latest US Open triumph, he’s now reached yet another career milestone, and has done that faster than the 24-time Grand Slam champion, Novak Djokovic.

Sinner beat Alexander Bublik on Monday at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the fourth round encounter. The Italian didn’t waste much time and wrapped up the match in just an hour and 21 minutes. With a score line of 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, Sinner is now through to the quarterfinals and guess what? With the R16 win, Sinner, at just 24  years and 8 days of age, also became the “youngest player in the Open Era to reach all four Men’s Singles QFs at Grand Slams in consecutive seasons, surpassing Novak Djokovic (24y 99d)”, according to OptaAce. However, there’s one man he couldn’t beat…

4 – Jannik Sinner (24y 8d) is now the youngest player in the Open Era to reach all four Men’s Singles QFs at Grand Slams in consecutive seasons, surpassing Novak Djokovic (24y 99d). Peak.#USOpen | @usopen @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/QTfqJ0R0Be

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) September 2, 2025

While he may have surpassed Djokovic in one department, Sinner is still behind another Big Three member and Swiss Maestro Roger Federer. Monday night’s victory was the Italian’s 75th in 82 matches while being World No.1 in ATP rankings. Impressive, right? However, there are several former greats who took fewer matches to reach the same number of match wins as World No.1. For example, Bjorn Borg did it in 78 matches while the likes of Jimmy Connors and 20-time slam king Federer achieved took just 81 matches.

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