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Sinner to use Madrid to boost Grand Slam chances
Cape Times
|April 23, 2026
WORLD number one Jannik Sinner said Tuesday his principal aim as he prepares for the Madrid Open is to be in the “best possible shape” for Roland Garros next month as he seeks to complete a career Grand Slam.
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The 24-year-old won his first major title on clay earlier this month as he downed rival Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets in the Monte Carlo Masters final.
Next he turns his attentions to the 1000-level event in Madrid as the clay court season ramps up towards the only Grand Slam tournament Sinner has not yet won — Roland Garros, which will run from May 24 to June 7.
“I never played very well here, so let’s see how it goes this year,” Sinner, who has never got past the quarterfinal stage in the Spanish capital, told reporters the day before the Madrid Open begins.
“I’m trying to improve as a player good enough and we have to improve that.”
This story is from the April 23, 2026 edition of Cape Times.
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