Sinner Sweeps Miami Opener, Matches Djokovic Mark

By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, March 21, 2026
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Launching his quest to complete the Sunshine Double, Jannik Sinner shared the love on Hard Rock Stadium.

Indian Wells champion Sinner stamped four shutout games sweeping Damir Dzumhur, 6-3, 6-3, to power into the Miami Open third round—and match a Novak Djokovic Masters mark.

Sinner scored his 12th victory at the ATP Masters 1000 level after winning titles in Paris
and Indian Wells. It was Sinner’s 24th consecutive sets won at the ATP Masters 1000 level equaling Djokovic’s ATP Masters 1000 record for most consecutive sets won at this level.

“Usually coming from Indian Wells, then playing in Miami is very different,” Sinner said. “The court is less bouncy. Depending also on the temperature, it depends how the ball skips through the court.

“I think for me it suits quite well. I’ve had great, great results in the past. I will try to replicate this this year again. I know that the road is very, very long. I’m just happy to go through the first round today, and we try to improve for the next one, too.”

World No. 2 Sinner served 64 percent, won 24 of 29 first-serve points and pumped 9 aces against only two double faults.

The Wimbledon champion will play either 30th-seeded Corentin Moutet or Czech Tomas Machac for a spot in the Miami Open round of 16.

Sinner, who won Indian Wells without surrendering a set, is playing to become the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to sweep the Sunshine Double and capture consecutive 1000-level titles in Indian Wells and Miami.

Drawing first-break blood, Sinner showed his versatility with a few fine volley winners. Sinner carved an exceptional backhand drop volley then threw down an ace holding at 15 for 4-1 after 18 minutes.

In the seventh game, Sinner saved the only break point he faced all day.

The man playing in the pink Polo and matching pink Nike shoes, slammed an ace to erase break point and eventually held for 5-2.

Sinner cranked his fifth ace for triple set point. On his second set point, Sinner sealed the 34-minute opener that saw him win seven of nine trips to net.

Elevating to a higher gear, Sinner soared through 10 consecutive points backing the love break with a hold at 15 for a 3-1 second-set lead.

On his second match point, Sinner followed a backhand return with a backhand volley improving his 2026 record to 14-2 on the season.

“I’m someone who wants to be the best version of myself as a player, so I’m ready to change couple of things even when things are going well,” Sinner said. “I believe if you try to improve as a player, and you are not able to do it also while playing matches, you waste a little bit of time maybe or maybe not. You don’t have to mess around too much because you lose your identity.

“I have a great team behind me. Very honest team. They try to put myself in the position to be the best possible player for myself, and that’s it.”