MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A day after Aryna Sabalenka achieved the identical feat with a win over Coco Gauff, Jannik Sinner accomplished the “Sunshine Double” with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jiri Rehekka to win the Miami Open title on Sunday.
The final male participant to finish the double was Roger Federer in 2017, profitable Indian Wells after which Miami in the identical season. Sinner is the primary participant to take action with out dropping a set in both match.
“It is a very, very particular second,” Sinner mentioned. “It means loads to me to have the ability to come right here after Indian Wells and carry out nicely. Coming right here (from California) is bodily demanding. I really feel just a little drained, however I am very motivated.”
Second-seeded Sinner did not let both of the 90-minute rain delays sluggish him down. He had 10 service aces within the remaining, giving him 70 service aces within the match, the second most in his profession. He usually pressured Rehekka, No. 21, to run left and proper with correct, deep groundstrokes.
The 24-year-old Sinner gained his first 23 factors together with his first service level, and his profitable streak continued till halfway by way of the second set.
He turns into the eighth participant to run within the standings at Indian Wells and Miami, and together with Sabalenka, the primary to finish the double in the identical 12 months since Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka in 2016.
It was Sinner’s second Miami Open title in three years, extending his profitable streak at Onerous Rock Stadium to 12 video games beginning in 2024. Final 12 months, he was suspended after testing optimistic for a banned substance and didn’t play within the match.
“It has been on my thoughts for a very long time. I have been lacking these kinds of tournaments,” Sinner mentioned on Tennis Channel about lacking final 12 months’s occasion. These are essential weeks. ”
The 24-year-old Rehekka suffered a crushing defeat in her first ATP 1000 remaining, having misplaced all three of her earlier matches to Sinner.
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz was defeated in three units by Sebastian Korda within the third spherical, and Djokovic was absent on account of an issue together with his proper shoulder.
On account of rain, the latest girls’s doubles remaining was held on the grandstand court docket. In doubles, Taylor Townsend and Katerina Sinakova defeated Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini 7-6 (7-0), 6-1 to win the championship.
