World No. 2 Jannik Sinner became the youngest man to complete the full set of hard-court victories by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) in the searing heat of Indian Wells.

The 24 year old Italian, didn’t face a break point during the final nor did he drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and his 25th overall.

Sinner has won both hard court Grand Slams, with victories at the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and at the US Open in 2024.

In addition he has lifted all six Masters 1000 series hard court titles – adding the Indian Wells title to victories in Miami, Toronto, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris plus the season-ending ATP Finals.

Only Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have achieved the same feat.

Main photo:- Jannik Sinner lifts Indian Wells Trophy – by ATPTour.com

Jannik Sinner convincingly fought off the big game of Ben Shelton to humble the American 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday, taking his place in a third consecutive semi-final at the Australian Open.

The winner of the previous two editions in Melbourne will face Novak Djokovic after winning their last five meetings. The pair will be playing in the final four of a Grand Slam for a fourth time.

The 38-year-old Serb  booked his spot as quarter-finals after opponent Lorenzo Musetti had to quit injured after winning the first two sets of their match.

“These are the moments you practice for,” Sinner said. “If you want to win you have to play against the best/

“Playing these kinds of matches improves you as a player and a person. Novak is playing incredible tennis for his age (38). Hopefully it will be a great battle out there.”

World No. 2 Sinner continued his career domination of Shelton. winning their last eight matches in straight sets.

The Italian from the German-speaking north has not lost to either an American or a left hander since Shelton beat him at 2023 Shanghai.

 Sinner will be competing in his sixth consecutive major semi-final when he takes on 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Djokovic.

Paris fans are warming up to Monaco’s outsider Valentin Vacherot after the surprise Shanghai champion thrilled the local public with Thursday’s  7-6 (4), 6-4 defeat of Cam Norrie.

The Paris Masters third round win sent the British upset winner over top seed Carlos Alcaraz out of the event, with Vacherot next to face Felix Auger-Aliassime

The Canadian stake his claim with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 comeback effort over German Daniel Altmaier.

Vacherot, the ATP No. 40 playing as a wildcard, won his 10th straight match with the knockout of Norrie. FAA has reached the quarter-finals for a sixth consecutive tournament this season. 

Vacherot is pleased with his reception so far in the capital.

“Today I could really arrive on the court playing loose; I could hit hard even though Cam plays very well.

“I managed to fire up the crowd whenever I needed it. They participated in the match as much as they could.”

The Monagasque who is cousins with Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech defeated his close relative for the second straight tournament here this week in the second round.

“Anything is possible in tennis. But of course I would have never expected this (title-winning result in China).

“It was a good thing I keep going here, maybe enjoying the matches even more than in Shanghai.”