Two weeks after the victory at Indian Wells, PIF ATP No. 2 player Jannik Sinner defeated Jiri Lehecka to win the Miami Masters 1,000, thereby completing the prestigious "Sunshine Double". Sinner became the eighth person in history - and the first since Roger Federer in 2017 - to win both of these ATP Masters 1,000 tournaments in the same season.
This victory is Sinner's 13th major title, including 4 Grand Slam titles, 2 ATP Finals championships and 7 Masters 1,000 titles. The Italian player is only two major titles behind his opponent Carlos Alcaraz in the top-level race of the world men's tennis village.
Since losing to Alcaraz in the US Open final in September last year and losing the world No. 1 position, Sinner has won four major titles, including his first Paris Masters trophy in his career, his second win at the Nitto ATP Finals and winning Indian Wells and Miami Masters 1,000 this year. Alcaraz's only major title in the same period was at the Australian Open 2026.
Sinner won his first Masters 1000 title in his career in Toronto in August 2023. With a victory at Indian Wells in early March 2026, the Italian player completed a collection of titles at all six Masters 1000 hardcourt tournaments and for the first time completed the "Sunshine Double".
To date, Sinner has won seven Masters 1,000 titles, equal to Alexander Zverev in third place among current players and only one title behind Alcaraz.
Statistics show that Sinner has won a major title after every 5.2 tournaments he has participated in his career, a better rate than other players except Djokovic (3.3), Rafael Nadal (3.5), Alcaraz (3.9), Roger Federer (4.4) and Pete Sampras (4.9).
With Carlos Alcaraz, he has 15 major titles in his career including 7 Grand Slams and 8 Masters 1,000 titles. Currently, the Spanish player is still world No. 1, but the gap between him and Sinner has been narrowed to 1,190 on the ATP rankings.
The rankings of the two players can completely change when entering the clay court season, where Alcaraz has the task of defending titles and points in some major tournaments such as Monte Carlo Masters or Roland Garros.
