MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., March 29 (UPI) -- Jannik Sinner lulled Jiri Lehecka with consistent ground strokes between blistering serves into the corners of the Hard Rock Stadium court on Sunday to capture the 2026 Miami Open title.
With the 6-4, 6-4 victory, the No. 2 Italian became the eighth man to complete a rare Sunshine Double -- back-to-back titles at Indian Wells and Miami in the same year. He earned a first-place prize of $1.15 million.
Sinner, the first man to complete a Sunshine Double since Roger Federer in 2017, is the first player to complete the feat without losing a single set.
"It means a lot to me," Sinner said on the Tennis Channel broadcast. "The Sunshine Double is incredible. It's something I would've never thought [about] because it's so difficult to achieve. We made it somehow, so I'm very happy."
Neither a let nor the rain could ruin Jannik's rhythm
