The Italian defeated the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov: 6-3 and 6-1 in 1h 13m in the final of the American Masters 1000. He will displace Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz from No. 2.
The Italian Jannik Sinner won this Sunday Masters 1000 of Miamihis third title of the season, by overwhelming the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in a brilliant meeting after which he will rise to second place in the ranking of the ATP instead of Spanish Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner, 22, won 6-3 and 6-1 in just one hour and 13 minutes and won his first trophy in this tournament, where he had lost two finals, in 2021 and 2023. “I am very happy to be able to take the big trophy this time. It’s one of the big tournaments and I’m very grateful. This is a special place,” said the winner at the post-match ceremony.
The Italian, who won the Australian Open in January and ATP 500 of Rotterdam In February, he confirmed his incredible start to the season with 22 victories and only one defeat, suffered against Alcaraz in the semifinals of the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells. This Sunday’s victory precisely allows him to snatch second place in the rankings from the Spanish prodigy who, at 20 years old, presents himself as his great generational adversary.
Sinner started as favorite in Miami
“I never thought I would reach this point. I come from a very normal family (…) I am enjoying every moment,” Sinner said at a press conference shortly after the meeting. The Italian reached the final as the big favorite after a brilliant fortnight in Miami.
Overcome the scare of the first set lost against the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor In the third round, he grew until he crushed the Russian Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals (6-1, 6-2). In front of him came a reborn Dimitrov, whom Sinner had beaten in his last two matches last year, in Miami and Beijing. The Bulgarian, elegance in every shot, one of the last tennis players with a one-handed backhand, at 32 years old is experiencing a second youth.
Gone are the comparisons with the myth Roger Federer and the feeling that he had never quite met the enormous expectations generated by his talent. In MiamiSinner’s game bordered on perfection in some matches, such as in the quarterfinals where he defeated Alcaraz (6-2 and 6-4).
Dimitrov, an old acquaintance who returns to the ATP top ten
“Sinner has been exceptional this year so far. He has played incredible tennis,” Dimitrov said after the match. “It was a pleasure to see him, but definitely not a pleasure to play against him (…) There was no game today,” he admitted. The Bulgarian, who reached No. 3 in the ATP in 2017, returns to the top 10 after playing two of the last four tournament finals Masters 1000. In November, Serbian Novak Djokovic had beaten him in Paris.
As for Sinner, who already has a Grand Slam (Australia 2024) and two Masters 1000 (Toronto 2023 and Miami 2024) in his showcase, his progression seems unstoppable before the clay court season. The Italian is already looking at first place in the ATP, where another mountain awaits him, the legendary Djokovic.
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