# Tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner looks destined for a sixth consecutive Masters One-thousand title in the Italian Open in his homeland. He meets Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals in Rome today, with the Russian beating him in only three of their previous ten encounters. Rublev has dropped to 16th in the world rankings after reaching his best position of fifth in September 2021. Sinner is regarded as absolute favourite after winning his last 31 matches at this level – equal to Serbian Novak Djokovic’s record.
Tennis: Sinner faces Rublev in Italian Open quarterfinal