Sabalenka seals Sunshine Double
Aryna Sabalenka won the Miami Open to complete the ‘Sunshine Double’ — back‑to‑back titles at Indian Wells and Miami — underscoring her dominance on hard courts this spring. The victory was captured in post‑match reaction footage showing her celebration and media interactions (youtube.com).
Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Miami final, a match that lasted 2 hours, 11 minutes at Hard Rock Stadium. (ESPN.com ) The trophy is the 24th WTA singles title of Sabalenka’s career. (WTAtennis.com ) That victory also brought her an 11th WTA 1000-level crown, moving her into the upper echelon of the tour’s premier event winners. (Wikipedia ) The tournament paid $1,151,380 to the singles champion and awarded 1,000 ranking points for the title. (TheSportsTak.com ) Two weeks earlier at Indian Wells she saved a championship point to defeat Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) in a final that ended her run of runner-up finishes at the desert tournament. (WTAtennis.com ) The win extended Sabalenka’s 2026 record to 23-1 on the season, with her sole loss coming in the Australian Open final to Elena Rybakina. (TennisMajors.com ) Sabalenka previously completed the Indian Wells–Miami doubles sweep with Elise Mertens in 2019, a run that makes her the first player to claim both singles and doubles back-to-back titles across those two events. (MiamiOpen.com TennisHead.net ) The result moved Sabalenka ahead 7-6 in her head‑to‑head series with Gauff, a rivalry that has produced multiple big-match showdowns over the past three seasons. (ESPN.com )
