Miami Open: finals set
Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev in the semis to reach the Miami Open final and will face Jiri Lehecka — Sinner, a four‑time major winner, is chasing his second Miami crown in three years. (olympics.com), (sportstar.thehindu.com) Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff will meet in the WTA final Saturday at 3 p.m. ET — a high‑stakes match with big ranking points and prize money on the line. (wtatennis.com), (palmbeachpost.com), (x.com)
Sinner closed his semi with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) scoreline and the match lasted about 1 hour 53 minutes. (espn.com) The victory extended Sinner’s streak to seven straight wins over Zverev and pushed his consecutive sets-won run at ATP Masters 1000 events to 32. (espn.com) Sinner arrives having won Indian Wells on March 15, 2026, and a Miami title would leave him one match short of completing the rare Sunshine Double (Indian Wells + Miami in the same season), a feat last achieved on the men’s side by Roger Federer in 2017. (atptour.com) Jiri Lehecka’s semifinal was a 6-2, 6-2 rout of Arthur Fils, the Czech reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final and entered the matchweek without having been broken. (atptour.com) On the women’s side, Sabalenka reached the title match by beating Elena Rybakina 6-4, 6-3 in her semi, while Coco Gauff romped 6-1, 6-1 past Karolina Muchova to record her first Miami final appearance. (wtatennis.com) Sabalenka and Gauff sit level in their rivalry at 6-6, and the Miami singles champion will collect 1,000 ranking points and roughly $1,151,380 in prize money. (tennisstats.com) Gauff’s run to the final is projected to move her up to world No. 3 in the WTA rankings, while Sinner’s Miami result would add to a run that has produced 11 Masters 1000 final appearances in his career to date. (tennismajors.com)
