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Jannik Sinner made history by winning the Miami Open and becoming the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the 'Sunshine Double'.
The Italian defeated Jiri Lehecka in straight sets to make his mark as the first player to win at Indian Wells and Miami in the same season without dropping a set.
Sinner won 92 per cent of his first-serve points and saved all three break points he faced en route to a stunning victory.
He has now won 34 consecutive sets at ATP Masters 1000 level and improved his 2026 record to 19-2.
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"We did a lot of work to be in this position, so I'm really, really happy, and I'm also happy to go back home now," Sinner said after the match.
"Making the Sunshine Double here for the first time, it's incredible. It's something I would have never thought, because it's difficult to achieve, and we made it somehow, so I'm very happy."
The world No 2 is only the eighth man to win back-to-back titles at Indian Wells and Miami.
The 24-year-old Italian, who beat Daniil Medvedev last week for his first Indian Wells crown, endured a lengthy rain delay en route to securing his second Miami title.
Lehecka lost his serve for the first time in the tournament to trail 3-1 in the opening set and saved two set points at 5-3 down before Sinner served out to take it in 47 minutes.
Play was suspended for 80 minutes just three points into the second set, but the delay did nothing to dampen Sinner's clinical performance.
He did not face a break point as he swept through the second set, wrapping up the title in 93 minutes.
Players to win 'Sunshine Double'
| Jim Courier | 1991 |
| Michael Chang | 1992 |
| Pete Sampras | 1994 |
| Marcelo Rios | 1998 |
| Andre Agassi | 2001 |
| Roger Federer | 2005, 2006, 2017 |
| Novak Djokovic | 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Jannik Sinner | 2026 |
Sinner joined a club that, in addition to Federer, also includes Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi, Marcelo Rios, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang and Jim Courier to win Indian Wells and Miami back to back.
"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."
Sinner wins 'Sunshine Double'
The first man to do it in NINE years
And he did it without dropping a single set
In fact, he’s won the last THREE Masters events without dropping a set
34 consecutive sets won in Masters 1000 events... extending his record for the most in history
✅17 consecutive wins in Masters events
✅12th consecutive win, 24th consecutive set won
✅SEVENTH Masters title
✅26th ATP title
✅12th consecutive win in Miami
✅Won 34 of last 36 matches
✅SECOND Miami title
Merciless dominance 🦊❤️
A seven-time ATP Masters 1000 champion, Sinner now trails world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz by 1,190 points in the ATP Live Rankings after making a statement this month.
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