{"id":1829550,"date":"2026-03-16T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1829550"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:00:44","slug":"jannik-sinners-stunning-hard-court-feat-only-matched-by-novak-djokovic-roger-federer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1829550","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner&#8217;s stunning hard-court feat only matched by Novak Djokovic &amp; Roger Federer"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Jannik Sinner\u2019s stunning hard-court feat only matched by Novak Djokovic &amp; Roger Federer<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/oli-dickson-jefford\" 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class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Grand Slam champions Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Jannik Sinner has been one of the defining tennis players of his generation, and the Italian has found himself particularly at home on hard courts during his career.<\/p>\n<p>That was evident at Indian Wells this week, with world No 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> not dropping a set on his way to the title in Tennis Paradise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/everything-jannik-sinner-said-indian-wells-final-daniil-medvedev-message\">defeating Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 7-6(4) to triumph at the Masters 1000 tournament for the first time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Victory for the Italian not only sealed his maiden title in Indian Wells, but also saw him join tennis icons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roger-federer\">Roger Federer<\/a> in a highly exclusive hard-court club.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/daniil-medvedev-message-jannik-sinner-after-indian-wells-open-final\">Daniil Medvedev makes candid 28-word statement after losing to Jannik Sinner in Indian Wells final<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/wta-rankings-sabalenka-lead-rybakina-new-no-2-swiatek-drops-raducanu-top-25-eala-top-30\">WTA Rankings: Sabalenka increases lead, Rybakina No 2, Swiatek drops, Raducanu top 25, Eala top 30<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Masters success<\/h2>\n<p>Sinner\u2019s place as a legendary hard-courter was already secure, though his Indian Wells success has guaranteed his place in history.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian had already won five different Masters 1000 events on hard courts, and his victory in Sunday\u2019s final means that he has now completed the set of Masters titles on this surface.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner lifted his first Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Canadian Open, and then triumphed at the Miami Open in 2024 \u2014 after previous final losses in 2021 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He would also win the Cincinnati Open and Shanghai Masters in 2024, and would then claim the Paris Masters title in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Before 2026, Indian Wells was the only hard-court Masters 1000 event where Sinner had not reached the final, falling at the semi-final stage in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>By reaching the final, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-beats-carlos-alcaraz-hard-court-record-indian-wells-final\">he became the sixth man to reach the championship match at all six current Masters tournaments on the surface<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, by winning the title, he joins Federer and Djokovic as the only three men to lift the title at all six current Masters hard-court events.<\/p>\n<h2>Hard-court title set complete<\/h2>\n<p>Though Sinner has been supremely successful at Masters level on hard courts, he has also found huge success elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian has won three of his four Grand Slam titles on the surface, lifting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> title in 2024 and claiming back-to-back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/australian-open\">Australian Open<\/a> titles in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>And, he is also a two-time ATP Finals champion on hard courts, triumphing in Turin in both 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does Sinner follow in Djokovic and Federer\u2019s footsteps as the third man to win all hard-court Masters 1000 events, but he succeeds them in becoming the third man to win every \u2018big\u2019 title on the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Combining Masters, Grand Slams, and year-end championships, Sinner has 11 \u2018big\u2019 titles on hard courts \u2014 well behind both Federer and Djokovic for now.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 24-year-old is the youngest of the trio to complete the hard-court set.<\/p>\n<p>Federer was 30 when he completed his collection at the 2011 Paris Masters, while Djokovic was 31 when he achieved this historic feat at the Cincinnati Open in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Djokovic remains the only man to triumph at all nine Masters 1000 events, with Sinner still looking to lift clay-court titles in Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome.<\/p>\n<p>It should also be noted that tennis great Andre Agassi won all of the events Sinner has now won on hard courts, though his ATP Finals and Paris Masters victories came when the events were still held on carpet.<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev has also come close to joining this exclusive club, though he is a three-time runner-up at both Indian Wells and the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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