Jannik Sinner romps to 6-3 6-1 victory over Grigor Dimitrov in the men’s singles final in Miami; the 22-year-old Italian rises to No 2 in the world rankings with the win; you can watch over 80 tournaments a year, including the US Open, exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis
Jannik Sinner dominated Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 on Sunday to win the Miami Open for the first time and clinch a third title of the 2024 season.
The Italian, who claimed the Australian Open in January and followed it up with victory in Rotterdam, put in another scintillating display to down Dimitrov in straight sets at the Hard Rock Stadium.
The 22-year-old became the new world No 2 with his victory that avenges the defeats he suffered in his previous two tournament finals in 2021 and 2023.
It also means his semi-final loss to Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells a fortnight ago remains the only time he has been beaten so far this year.
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“It has been a very special week for me, I have faced different kinds of situations on the court and different opponents,” Sinner told Sky Sports. “But I guess I managed the situation well.
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“I am very happy to be number two in the world, it is just a number, for me most important is trying to execute my game plan and I managed to do this.”
Dimitrov, who is enjoying a resurgence and ousted Alcaraz in the quarter-final, had the first opportunity to gain the upper hand against Sinner and things might have been different had the Bulgarian not gone wide on an early break point.
Navratilova: Sinner unbeatable right now
Martina Navratilova on Sky Sports Tennis:
“I’m running out of superlatives. Sinner is unbeatable right now.
“I think the only person who could beat him is Djokovic.
“Jannik is just cruising. He’s not even firing at 100 per cent and still wins the match easily.”
‘A performance of near perfection’
Colin Fleming on Sky Sports Tennis:
“We’ve witnessed something very special here in Miami today.
“This young man [Sinner] is a star of our sport. How fortunate we are to have him.
“What a moment for him and his team. That was a performance of near perfection.
“From 2-2 in the first set it’s as close to perfection as I’ve ever seen. Dimitrov didn’t play a bad match but no-one was going to live with Sinner today.”
