Jannik Sinner closes on Carlos Alcaraz in Big Titles battle with Miami triumph | ATP Tour
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Sinner closes on Alcaraz in Big Titles battle with Miami triumph
World No. 2 wins his seventh ATP Masters 1000 trophy
March 29, 2026
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Jannik Sinner triumphs in Miami to assert his second ‘Big Title’ of the season.
By ATP Staff
Jannik Sinner capped his relentless surge by means of March on Sunday by profitable the Miami Open presented by Itau, the place he added one other ‘Big Title’ to his tally.
Two weeks after his Indian Wells triumph, the No. 2 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings defeated Jiri Lehecka to finish the coveted ‘Sunshine Double’. Sinner turned simply the eighth man in historical past — and the primary since Roger Federer in 2017 — to win each ATP Masters 1000 occasions in the identical season.
The triumph is Sinner’s thirteenth ‘Big Title, a combination of Grand Slam championships, trophies at the Nitto ATP Finals and ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and Olympic singles gold medals. The Italian is now within just two Big Titles of rival Carlos Alcaraz in their rapidly intensifying race at the top of the men’s recreation.
Since shedding the US Open last to Alcaraz final September and surrendering the World No. 1 spot, Sinner has received 4 ‘Big Titles’, together with his maiden Rolex Paris Masters trophy, his second triumph on the Nitto ATP Finals and each Sunshine Double Masters 1000 occasions this yr. Alcaraz’s lone Big Title throughout that very same stretch was on the Australian Open.
Big Titles Won: Alcaraz & Sinner
| Players | Grand Slams | NATPF | 1000s | Total (Avg) |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 7/20 | 0/3 | 8/34 | 15/58 (3.9) |
| Jannik Sinner | 4/25 | 2/4 | 7/38 | 13/67 (5.2) |
Sinner received his maiden Masters 1000 trophy in Toronto in August 2023. With his Indian Wells triumph earlier this month, the Italian accomplished the set of titles in any respect six hard-court Masters 1000 occasions and has now accomplished the ‘Sunshine Double’ for the primary time.
The 24-year-old has received seven Masters 1000 titles, tied with Alexander Zverev for third most amongst energetic gamers and only one behind Alcaraz. Sinner and Alcaraz are actually tied with 26 tour-level titles.
Sinner has received a Big Title for each 5.2 tournaments he has performed in his profession, a greater fee than all gamers apart from Djokovic (3.3), Rafael Nadal (3.5), Alcaraz (3.9), Roger Federer (4.4) and Pete Sampras (4.9).
