“It has been an incredible journey for me and I am extremely satisfied with the work done to get to this point,” he said, who had not yet raised his arms before flying to the United States. “We had very good training sessions before Indian Wells, and seeing this kind of result makes me happy, as well as the level we are trying to reach and the player we are trying to become.”
Here are the numbers that highlight Sinner’s XXL performance.
8
By consecutively winning Indian Wells and Miami, the Italian became only the eighth player to achieve the Sunshine Double in the history of tennis. Not since Roger Federer’s triumphs in 2005, 2006, and 2017 did the tennis world expect such a performance. Besides the Swiss, the others to achieve this feat were Jim Courier (1991), Michael Chang (1992), Pete Sampras (1994), Marcelo Rios (1998), Andre Agassi (2001), and Novak Djokovic (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016). Truly elite company. Exceptional tennis.
WTA 1000 de Miami – With her dog, Aryna Sabalenka entered a very exclusive circle: “I am still far from the legends.”
0
Not a set surrendered. Throughout the two tournaments, Sinner was never pushed to the point of losing a set. Even more impressive: the San Candido native is undefeated in Masters 1000 since last November and the Paris event, with a streak of 17 consecutive matches without defeat. Only Djokovic and Nadal have managed to win three consecutive Masters 1000 events – the two members of the Big 3 even achieving the feat four times. But Sinner is the very first to achieve the Sunshine Double without dropping a single set. A page of history written in indelible ink.
70
Out of the six matches played in Miami, Jannik Sinner hit 70 aces, a personal record in a best-of-three sets tournament. In the final, Lehecka suffered ten aces and could only endure on the opponent’s first serve, with Sinner winning 92% of the points in that area (33 out of 36). The Italian himself was aware of the level displayed. “What aspect of my game am I most proud of? I would say the serve. I feel like I served very well, especially this week. And when you start to feel a bit tired physically, winning free points with the serve helps a lot. I feel like I served better here than in Indian Wells.” With a caveat: “On clay courts, you have to use the serve differently. You can’t just serve flat. We’ll see how it goes.”
Sinner continues the alternation: “That’s why, at the end of the season, Sinner and Alcaraz have only five or six losses, four of them between themselves.”
1,190
There is now a gap of 1,190 ATP points separating Sinner from world number one Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard, eliminated in the third round in Miami, is entering a high-risk period: having won in 2025 at Monte-Carlo, Rome, and Roland-Garros (facing Sinner in the last two cases), he carries a heavy burden of points to defend on clay courts. Sinner, on the other hand, had served a suspension for unintentional doping last year and has nothing to defend until Rome (May 6-17). Monte-Carlo (April 4-12) and Madrid (April 20-May 3) seem like ideal battlegrounds for a hunter who is currently hitting his target.
