World No.2 Jannik Sinner had a quiet start to the season after he suffered a semifinal loss against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open and was also stunned by Jakub Mensik in the Qatar Open quarterfinals. However, the Italian went all the way in the Indian Wells, beating in-form Daniil Medvedev by 7-6(6), 7-6(4) on Sunday.

With this win, the Italian joins Djokovic and Federer as the only men to win all six Masters 1000 hard-court trophies. Furthermore, the 24-year-old also became the first man to win consecutive Masters 1000 titles without losing a set since the series began in 1990.

Sinner was 0/4 down in the second-set tie-break against Medvedev but won the next seven points to win the title.

“I kept believing and kept pushing,” Sinner said when asked about his tie-break turnaround. “I went for my shots a little more. A third set, we would have started even, so I tried my best to close it out and I am very happy. It was an incredible ending.”

Sinner admitted it was a very tough match as Medvedev played at a high level.

“It was a very, very tough match,” Sinner said. “It is great to see Daniil back playing this level. I am very happy. I came here from day one, training really hard and this result makes me very happy. Sharing this moment with the team and friends here is really special.”

Sinner leads Medvedev 9-7 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series, having won nine of their past 10 matches. Medvedev congratulated Sinner and admitted it is tough to play against him.

“I would like to congratulate Jannik, amazing tennis, tough to play against you,” Medvedev said during the trophy ceremony. “I tried my best, but big congrats to you for everything you are doing. Whenever you play Carlos, I love to see it, but I was happy to not let Carlos play you again [here].”