Here’s when Jannik Sinner last lost to an Italian tennis player

Here is when Jannik Sinner last lost to an Italian tennis player: it has been 4 years

Twelve wins out of twelve derbies: this è Jannik Sinner’s resounding record against Italian tennis players on the Atp circuit. The athlete from San Candido è at the moment infallible in derbies against Italian tennis players, and he proved it again Saturday night against Andrea Vavassori in the first round of the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami.

At the Atp level, Sinner è the fourth player in the Open era to win the first 12 matches against his countrymen after Manuel Orantes (Spain), Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) and Bob Hewitt (Australia).

Sinner beat Travaglia, Mager and Musetti in 2021, Fognini, Agamenone in 2022, Sonego (1), Musetti (2), Sonego (2), Berrettini, Sonego (3), Sonego (4) in 2023. And then Vavassori this year. 

Jannik Sinner's last loss to an Italian came on Aug. 20, 2020, in a qualifying match at the Cincinnati Masters 1000: Salvatore Caruso won in three sets, 5-7 6-4 6-2. Sinner had just turned 19.