Italian Jannik Sinner beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to win the Miami Open title.
Australian Open champion Sinner, who previously finished as runner-up in Miami in 2021 and 2023, defeated his Bulgarian opponent with a score of 6-3, 6-1.
This is Sinner’s third title in 2024 following success in Melbourne and Rotterdam.
Sinner has lost just one match this season and will move up to second in the world rankings for the first time in his career.
AFP/Brennan Asplen/Getty Images—Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov
“This is a very special week for me. I have faced various situations on the field and different opponents,” said Sinner as quoted by the BBC.
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“I’m full of energy today. I’m very happy to be number two in the world. It’s just a number, for me the most important thing is to try to carry out my game plan and I managed to do it,” he added.
By beating Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner became the first Italian to rank second in the world since the ATP rankings were first published in 1973.
After the first three games, the opening set went by with Dimitrov serving well and Sinner only dropping one point on serve. The 32-year-old Bulgarian, playing in his first Miami Open final, had the first chance to take the lead.
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However, Dimitrov’s break point was saved by Sinner and, from there, the youngster took over, breaking serve in the next game and forcing the world number 12 to save two more break points before closing out the set with a stunning backhand down the service line.
Sinner continued his dominance in the second set, dropping just three points on serve before sealing victory on his first championship point with a backhand winner.
Dimitrov will move up to ninth in the world rankings after reaching the final, after he beat top seed Alcaraz and German fourth seed Alexander Zverev. This marks the first time he has ranked in the top 10 since 2018.
“Even though I wasn’t the winner today, I feel like a winner,” Dimitrov said. (Z-1)
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