Jannik Sinner has powered past Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Miami Masters 1000 for a second time on Sunday, adding the title to his Indian Wells crown.
Sinner had to wait out rain delays before and during the match to complete his “Sunshine Double,” becoming the first man to sweep the elite hard court tournaments in California and Florida since Roger Federer in 2017 and the first to do so without dropping a set.
Winning Miami for a second time was also significant as Sinner, who missed last year due to a doping ban, has now won three straight Masters 1000 events, starting with a victory in Paris last year.
Sinner’s victory marked the first time the Indian Wells-Miami sweep was achieved on both the men’s and women’s sides since Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka both did it in 2016.
The win puts Sinner in contention for the world number one spot, as he gains ground on Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz who suffered an upset loss to Jiri Lehecka earlier in the tournament.
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