Rome, 17 May (LaPresse) – ‘It’s incredible. It’s been 50 years since the last Italian victory. It’s incredible; I’m very happy that one of us Italians has seized this moment for the good of Italian tennis. There was a lot of tension.’ So said Jannik Sinner after winning the Masters 1000 title in Rome, beating Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. ‘Neither of us played perfect tennis. These have been two and a half incredible months; I tried to play as well as I could because not every day is easy, but I’m happy. Physically it was tough; thanks to my team who have been with me since the start of the year,’ added the world number one.