Fresh off a historic triumph in Madrid, Jannik Sinner has quickly shifted his focus to completing the “Golden Masters” by winning in Rome next week — a feat that would make him only the second man ever to capture all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles.

The 24-year-old Italian made history on Sunday by becoming the first player to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles, dismantling Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 in just 57 minutes. The victory added Madrid to his recent wins in Paris, Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo.

Rome is now the only Masters 1000 title missing from Sinner’s collection. He will be aiming to go one better than last year, when he lost in the final to Carlos Alcaraz in his first tournament back after serving a three-month doping suspension.

If he succeeds in Rome, Sinner will join Novak Djokovic as the only men to have won all nine Masters 1000 tournaments.

“Playing at home is always special. Physically, I’m good and there is no reason not to play in Rome, and I’m happy to be going there; it’s very special to me,” Sinner said at a press conference in Madrid on Sunday.

“Last year I made a comeback after a difficult period, and it gave me a lot emotionally and in terms of the support I received while playing there. So I’m very happy to return. At the same time, winning the tournament is not easy — all tournaments are very difficult — so we’ll see how it goes.

“Right now, honestly, I’m just thinking about resting mentally for the next two or three days, because I’ve given so much and there’s a lot of energy that goes into a tournament, so we’ll see.”

Sinner, who has impressed across both hardcourt and clay this season, also admitted that the pressure of expectations has been increasing.

“I want to enjoy this moment. It has been a very long tournament and I’m obviously very happy. But now it’s important to recover, especially mentally — there is a lot of pressure.”

When asked about Alexander Zverev’s claim that there is a significant gap between Sinner and the rest of the field, the Italian responded cautiously.

“It’s tough to say,” Sinner said.

“Sometimes you have good days, sometimes bad days. Today was a really, really good performance from my side. Very solid serving… but I don’t compare myself with other players. I try to be the best possible version of myself, and that’s it.”

Sinner also suggested that fatigue played a role in the match dynamics.

“In my opinion, he was a bit more tired today, and when I’m a bit more tired I also tend to be more nervous. That’s normal,” he explained. “I played very solidly on the key points, tried to make the right decisions, and in the end the result was excellent.”