Sinner’s Sunshine Double
Jannik Sinner completed the Sunshine Double by beating Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-4 in a rain‑delayed Miami Open final — the first man to win Indian Wells and Miami in the same season without dropping a set. (skysports.com) He also extended an ATP Masters‑level streak to 34 consecutive sets and posted a 52% first‑serve unreturned rate, a serving stat that pushed his accuracy close to the lines. (espn.com) (x.com)
Play at Hard Rock Stadium was halted twice by rain — a roughly 90‑minute delay before the match and another near‑90‑minute stoppage after three points in the second set — and the final lasted one hour and 33 minutes. (atptour.com) Sinner fired 10 aces in the final and 70 over the fortnight, and he won his first 23 first‑serve points before that streak ended midway through set two. (espn.com) The win moved him to 19–2 on the season and added to his tour‑level collection, the title coming as his 26th career tour‑level trophy. (atptour.com) Jiri Lehecka, 24 and seeded No. 21, was playing in his first Masters 1000 final and had entered Sunday unbroken after saving nine break points across his five earlier matches. (espn.com) Earlier in the week Sinner eclipsed Novak Djokovic’s mark for consecutive sets won at Masters 1000 events, a run the ATP traces back to the start of last year’s Paris Masters. (tennis.com) This was Sinner’s second Miami Open trophy in three years, extended his Hard Rock Stadium streak to 12 straight wins dating to 2024, and came after he sat out last year’s edition while serving a suspension. (espn.com)
