Jannik Sinner joins Novak Djokovic as the only two players in men’s tennis history to complete the Career Golden Slam.

By Alex Ridout

Jannik Sinner has completed the Career Golden Masters in Rome following a straight sets win against Casper Ruud.

With the Rome Masters being the elusive final tournament that he needed to win, the home crowd was able to push the darling of Italian tennis across the line, with a 6-4, 6-4 win over his Norwegian opponent.

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Despite the performance not being a vintage Sinner display, the result was always all that mattered for the 24-year-old today, with a Stadio Centrale expecting to celebrate tonight.

But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the world number one, as Ruud broke the home favourite at the first time at asking, though the calmness of Sinner was enough to immediately return the feeling as he levelled the opening set.

The quality of the Italian shone through when it mattered, again breaking the 27-year-old, though this time setting up an opportunity to serve for the set, which was taken.

Going into the second and the serve of Ruud again crumbled, giving Sinner an immediate margin for error, though he didn’t need it.

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Maintaining serve for the rest of the set, the Italian held off any attempts at a comeback from the world number 25, and provided the crowd with the positive result that they were hoping for.

The win at Internazionali BNL d’Italia means Sinner joins Novak Djokovic as the only men to win all Masters 1000 events, though he has a task replicating the work of the Serbian, who has won all the selected tournaments twice.

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The tournaments for the Career Golden Masters include:

• Indian Wells
• Miami
• Monte Carlo
• Madrid
• Rome
• Canada (alternates between Montreal and Toronto)
• Cincinnati
• Shanghai
• Paris

The 24-year-old’s eyes will ultimately now lock onto Roland Garros, as he looks to win the final Grand Slam that is missing from the ever-growing collection of the world number one.

After the heartbreak of last year’s epic against Carlos Alcaraz, the Italian will have the peace of mind, knowing that his Spanish rival won’t be there to thwart him this time, after confirming an injury that will keep him out of the tournament earlier this year.

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Despite a love for rivalry, it gives Sinner a brilliant chance to finally get the French Open title that he has wanted for so long, and without last year’s winner involved, he will go into the tournament as the undeniable favourite.

Featured image of Sinner at Roland Garros 2025: Like tears in rain via Wikimedia Commons