Jannik Sinner‘s 2026 is looking more and more like Novak Djokovic’s 2015.
Sinner, 24, coasted past Norwegian Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-4, in the final of the Italian Open in Rome on Sunday, becoming the first Italian man to win the event since Adriano Panatta in 1976. He’s now one of two players who have won five ATP Masters 1000 titles in a calendar year. The other was Djokovic in 2015, who won six titles that year (via OptaAce).
With four more ATP 1000 Masters events on the schedule this season, Sinner remains in a position to match or surpass Djokovic’s total. And if he wins the French Open (scheduled May 24-June 7), Sinner’s season would be even more similar to the one Djokovic had in 2015.
How Jannik Sinner’s 2026 is looking similar to Novak Djokovic’s 2015
Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open) during 2015 and reached the final at each major. Sinner already lost the Australian Open semi-final to Djokovic in January but could rebound from that defeat in the next three majors.