World No.2 Jannik Sinner bested Jiri Lehecka by 6-4, 6-4 to win the Miami Open, and with this win, completed the Sunshine Double. Sinner had recently won the Indian Wells, which was his maiden title. With this win, Sinner became the first since the great Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the Sunshine Double.

The Italian extended his record to 34 consecutive sets won at the ATP Masters 1000 level. Sinner once again brought his best to the court and delivered against the Czech. The 24-year-old was delighted after going all the way in Miami.

“It means a lot to me. [Winning] the Sunshine Double for the first time, it’s incredible,” Sinner said in his on-court interview. “It’s something I never would’ve thought [to win] because it’s difficult to achieve. We made it somehow, so I’m very happy.”

With this, Sinner improved to 19-2 this season, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. Sinner’s two losses of the season came against Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the Australian Open and Jakub Mensik in the quarterfinal of the Qatar Open.

Sinner said he tried to stay solid in the crucial moments of the game and was delighted with his performance.

“I tried to stay solid in very different conditions today, it was very heavy so it’s tough to go through the player,” Sinner said. “I tried to stay solid in important moments and I’m very happy to take this [trophy] home with me.”

Sinner will next take part in the Monte-Carlo Masters and will look to begin the Clay season on a high.