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Sinner Completes Sunshine Double Without Losing a Set

The sweep trims Carlos Alcaraz’s lead to 1,190 points heading into the clay season.

Overview

  • Jannik Sinner beat Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 in Miami on Sunday to add the title to Indian Wells and complete the Sunshine Double, with Lehecka contesting his first Masters 1000 final.
  • He became the first man to win Indian Wells and Miami in the same season without dropping a set, capped by a final in which he fired 10 aces and won 92% of first‑serve points.
  • His streak at Masters 1000 level reached 34 consecutive sets won, and he has now claimed three straight Masters titles dating to Paris last November.
  • Sinner’s back‑to‑back wins delivered 2,000 ranking points and cut Carlos Alcaraz’s advantage to about 1,190, with Monte‑Carlo next and no points for Sinner to defend until Rome.
  • Aryna Sabalenka also swept Indian Wells and Miami this weekend, marking the first year since 2016 that both tours produced Sunshine Doubles.