Jannik Sinner extended his winning streak at ATP Masters 1000 events to 31 matches after breezing past compatriot Andrea Pellegrino in straight sets at the Italian Open. 

Sinner's 6-2 6-3 victory in one hour and 28 minutes saw him go level with Novak Djokovic for the longest stretch without defeat in the format, while also reaching the quarter-finals. 

The top seed wasted little time settling into his groove as he opened up with back-to-back breaks of serve to surge into an early 4-0 lead on Tuesday. 

Pellegrino was able to get himself on the board, but the damage had already been done by Sinner, who comfortably finished the first set with a love service game.

Sinner missed the chance to get the better of his opponent's serve in the opening game of the second, with Pellegrino more than matching the world number one for the majority. 

However, a timely break in the seventh game was all that Sinner needed as he sealed his progression against the serve, after Pellegrino sent a backhand long. 

Sinner will now face either Andrey Rublev or qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili for a spot in the semi-finals, as the four-time grand slam champion edges closer to making more history. 

Data Debrief: Sinner almost at his golden hour

Sinner is looking to become only the second player, after Djokovic, to complete the career Golden Masters, and if the Italian continues to play how he has done so far on home turf, he is almost certain to join the 24-time grand slam champion in the history books. 

He is also just the second player in the Open Era to win his first 19 ATP-level matches against compatriots, after Guillermo Vilas, who won his first 24 against Argentine opponents.

Sinner also became just the first player to reach the quarter-finals at the first five seasonal ATP Masters 1000 events since Tomas Berdych in 2015. Alexander Zverev also had a chance to match that feat on Tuesday, only to fall short against Luciano Darderi.