World No. 2 Jannik Sinner of Italy made history Sunday as he completed the Sunshine Double by beating Czech 21st seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the Miami Open final in Miami Gardens, Fla.
One day after women’s World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus achieved the same feat, Sinner became the first man to win the Sunshine Double (Indian Wells and Miami) since Roger Federer in 2017.
Moreover, Sinner is the first player to pull it off without dropping a single set between the two tournaments. Sinner has now won 34 sets in a row in ATP Masters 1000 events, stretching back to Paris in late 2025.
“It means a lot to me. (Winning) the Sunshine Double for the first time, it’s incredible,” Sinner said after the match. “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.”
Following a 90-minute rain delay to the start of the final, Sinner broke Lehecka’s serve in the third game of the afternoon. Lehecka pulled out a marathon ninth game that went to deuce seven times, saving two set points along the way — but Sinner prevailed in the next game to take the first set.
The players held serve throughout the second set until Sinner broke Lehecka again in the ninth game, paving the way for the Italian’s victory.
Sinner fired 10 aces and never lost his serve, saving all three break points he faced. He won an incredible 33 of 36 first-service points (91.7%) and all six points he contested at the net.
“I tried to stay solid in very different conditions today, it was very heavy so it’s tough to go through the player,” Sinner said. “I tried to stay solid in important moments and I’m very happy to take this (trophy) home with me.”
Lehecka did all he could, hitting five aces without a double fault and saving 9 of 11 break points he faced.
But Sinner had the 21-16 edge in winners, and Lehecka helped him out by committing 28 unforced errors while Sinner made just 19.
Lehecka, 24, was playing in his first ATP Masters 1000 final. Previously, he had advanced to the semifinals just once, at the Madrid Open in 2024.
–Field Level Media
