Making it into the tennis record books is a dream for every professional player on the tour. Usually, it happens from winning Grand Slams or lifting major trophies. For Zizou Bergs, it was a funny, self-deprecating way to claim his own little piece of tennis history. As Jannik Sinner continues to rewrite the ATP record books, Bergs took to social media to hilariously point out his own crucial “contribution” to the Italian’s success.
Zizou Bergs Trolls Himself Over Sinner’s 32-Match Masters Streak
Sinner secured his 32nd consecutive win by dismantling Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in the Italian Open quarterfinals. In doing so, Sinner officially broke Novak Djokovic’s 15-year-old record of 31 straight Masters 1000 wins, a benchmark that had stood since Djokovic’s legendary 2011 season.
Following the match, Tennis TV posted a video highlighting Sinner’s new streak record at the Masters 1000 level. The clip, captioned “SINNER’S 32-MATCH RECORD-BREAKING MASTERS 1000 STREAK!”, featured footage of Sinner closing out a match.
The first match in this streak was the one Sinner won against Bergs, and the Belgian leaned right into the joke. He reposted the video to his own Instagram story, tagging the world No. 1 with a cheeky caption:
“I’m in the record books, thanks Jannik 🥲🤣 @janniksin”
The two players actually share a friendship off the court; Sinner recently surprised Bergs by asking him to team up for the doubles draw at the Monte-Carlo Masters this April, where the duo won their opening match before withdrawing to focus on their singles runs.
Sinner’s unstoppable run at the Masters 1000 events officially began with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Bergs in the second round of the 2025 Rolex Paris Masters last October. Sinner’s last loss at a Masters 1000 event happened just before that, when he was forced to retire in the deciding set of a third-round clash against Tallon Griekspoor at the Shanghai Masters in October 2025.
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Records just keep following Sinner. Over these seven months, Sinner also became the first player in ATP history to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles (Paris, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, and Madrid). Between Paris and Miami, the 24-year-old reeled off 37 consecutive sets at the Masters 1000 level, surpassing another of Djokovic’s long-standing records.
Now, he’s just two matches away from the Rome Masters title. If he wins, he will achieve two monumental milestones. First, he would become only the second man in history (after Djokovic) to complete the Career Golden Masters by winning all nine ATP Masters 1000 events. Second, he would end a 50-year drought for the host nation, becoming the first Italian men’s singles champion in Rome since Adriano Panatta triumphed in 1976. Meanwhile, Bergs is competing in the ATP Challenger 175 in Valencia, Spain.
