World number 3, Jannik Sinner, defeated world number 12, Grigor Dimitrov, 2-0 sets and won the title at the Masters 1000 in Miami.
The Italian dominated the whole match as he converted 2 break chances from 6 in the 1st set to win it 6-3 as his Bulgarian opponent had 1 break opportunity in the 1st set, but Sinner saved it.
MIAMI MASTERY 🙌
The moment @janniksin defeated Grigor Dimitrov to become the first Italian man to win the #MiamiOpen title! pic.twitter.com/9W8111FvHQ
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 31, 2024
Jannik converted 2 breaks in the 2nd set also, but this time from 2 chances only as he didn’t give Grigor any break opportunities to close the 2nd set 6-1 for only 31 minutes and to win the game and the title at the Miami Open.
Sinner lost only 1 set at the tournament in the 1/16 finals against Tallon Griekspoor and then the Italian won 4 straight matches 2-0 sets to win the prestigious tournament in Florida.
Dimitrov eliminated 2 top 10 opponents in a row – Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev to reach the final, but Sinners was too good for the Bulgarian tonight. with this final, Grigor will be back in the top 10 from the next week.
Jannik Sinner is the 1st man under the age of 23 to win 3 titles in the first 3 months of a season since Andy Murray
He is only the 4th man to do it since 2000.
Hewitt – 2000
Federer – 2004
Murray – 2009
Sinner – 2024
Sensational. 🇮🇹❤️ pic.twitter.com/PsGixSWUor
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 31, 2024