{"id":109488,"date":"2026-05-03T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mutuamadridopen.com\/?p=109488"},"modified":"2026-05-03T08:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:00:32","slug":"3-5-8-12-22-25-the-big-numbers-in-the-grand-finale-between-sinner-and-zverev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutuamadridopen.com\/en\/3-5-8-12-22-25-the-big-numbers-in-the-grand-finale-between-sinner-and-zverev\/","title":{"rendered":"3, 5, 8, 12, 22, 25: the big numbers in the grand finale between Sinner and Zverev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Caja Magica is all set for its final duel. Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev square off on Sunday for the Mutua Madrid Open title in a match between the two best players in the draw. It is the dream conclusion, the best possible clash for the title.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s the favourite? Who leads their head-to-head? What\u2019s at stake? Below, we take a look at the facts and figures behind the final, which starts at 17:00:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3: the number of titles Zverev is chasing in Madrid. Champion in 2018 and 2021, the German could draw level with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on the list of winners, and move within two of the most decorated player, Rafael Nadal, who has five.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>5: the number of consecutive ATP Masters 1000 titles Sinner will have won with victory on Sunday. Champion in Paris in 2025 and Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo in 2026, the world number one is bidding to become the first player in history to get 5 on the spin. His current run ties him with Djokovic and Nadal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>8: Sinner has won seven of the nine Masters 1000 events on the calendar, Madrid and Rome are the only ones missing from his CV. If he beats Zverev, he will have conquered eight and only the Italian capital will remain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>12: the number of consecutive sets Sinner has won over Zverev, and counting. The Italian has a 9-4 lead in their head-to-head as well as having claimed the spoils in their last eight encounters. The last set Sinner lost to Zverev was in the final in Vienna in 2025, when the Italian came back to take the title. Since then, it is twelve sets out of twelve for Sinner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>22: the number of consecutive wins in Sinner\u2019s current streak. Should the season\u2019s most dominant player get the win in Madrid, he will have a lead of almost 1,300 points in the Race over Carlos Alcaraz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>25: Zverev could reach this tidy number of ATP titles. His current return from finals is 24-16. For his part, Sinner is vying to lift his 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0cup and he has required fewer title bouts to get there than Zverev, as he comes into Sunday\u2019s final with a 27-9 record in deciders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Caja Magica is all set for its final duel. Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev square off on Sunday for the Mutua Madrid Open title in a match between the two best players in the draw. It is the dream conclusion, the best possible clash for the title. Who\u2019s the favourite? Who leads their head-to-head? 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