ATP M 1000 MIAMI. By Emiliano Naftali
Jannik Sinner defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 in the hard-court final, becoming the first male since Roger Federer in 2017 to win Indian Wells and Miami in the same season. Sinner completes the Indian Wells-Miami sweep for the first time, and he is the first to do so without dropping a set across the two events.
The last men’s player to complete the double — winning Indian Wells followed by Miami in the same season — was Roger Federer in 2017. Sinner is the first man to do so without dropping a set in either tournament.
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“It means a lot to me. [Winning] the Sunshine Double for the first time, it’s incredible,” Sinner said in his on-court interview. “It’s something I never would’ve thought [to win] because it’s difficult to achieve. We made it somehow, so I’m very happy.”
A dominant Sinner extended his record to 34 consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 level, dating back to the start of last year’s Rolex Paris Masters. Lehecka, 24, in his first ATP 1000 final, was a big underdog, losing all three previous matches to Sinner.
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz was upset by Sebastian Korda in three sets in the third round, and Djokovic skipped the event because of a right shoulder ailment.