Over the weekend, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka each achieved the uncommon ‘Sunshine Double’, changing into solely the eighth males and fifth girls, respectively, in tennis historical past to take action.
The “Sunshine Double” consists of successful each the Indian Wells and Miami Open titles back-to-back. That is an extremely uncommon feat in tennis that many modern-day greats, together with Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, have failed to attain throughout their illustrious careers.
Males’s world No. 2 Sinner and ladies’s world No. 1 Sabalenka have now joined unique golf equipment, becoming a member of tennis icons comparable to Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Steffi Graf.
Solely two gamers have ever gained the Sunshine Double twice in a row – Federer in 2005 and 2006 and Djokovic in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Sinner defeated Czech Republic’s Jiri Rehechka 6-4, 6-4 within the Miami Open ultimate to turn out to be the primary winner of the elusive “Sunshine Double” since Federer in 2017, whereas Sabalenka achieved it by defeating native hero Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in a rematch of the 2025 French Open, which Gauff gained.
Earlier than Sabalenka, the final girl to finish the Sunshine Double was Iga Swiatek in 2022.
Full record of gamers who achieved the “Sunshine Double”:
male:
Jim Courier (1991)
Michael Chan (1992)
Pete Sampras (1994)
Marcelo Rios (1998)
Andre Agassi (2001)
Roger Federer (2005-06)
Novak Djokovic (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Jannik Sinner (2026)
girl:
Steffi Graf (1994, 1996)
Kim Clijsters (2005)
Victoria Azarenka (2016)
Iga Swiatek (2022)
Arina Sabalenka (2026)
Data from the Press Affiliation was used on this report.
