Jannik Sinner secured his place in the Miami Open final by defeating Alexander Zverev in straight sets.
Despite the scoreline, the world number two was made to work for the result against a very impressive Zverev.
Sinner praised Zverev’s level in Miami straight after the match, but he continues to perform faultlessly at the Masters event.
With his latest victory, Sinner has now achieved something that no other player in tennis history has been able to.
Jannik Sinner carves out more tennis history in Miami
Sinner is yet to drop a set at the Miami Open, but that has become a theme for the Italian in recent months.
The world number two achieved the same feat at the Paris Masters and Indian Wells, the last two Masters events on the ATP Tour calendar.
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According to OptaAce, Sinner is now the only player to reach three consecutive Masters finals without dropping a set.
Sinner won in Paris and Indian Wells without dropping a set, so he could create more history if he wins in straight sets against Jiri Lehecka in Miami.
The last player to take a set off Sinner at a Masters event was Tallon Griekspoor, who knocked the Italian out of the Shanghai Masters.
List of men’s Sunshine Doubles winner as Jannik Sinner aims to join them
Sinner has the chance to become the eighth man to win the Sunshine Double, which is winning Indian Wells and the Miami Open in the same year.
He lifted the Indian Wells trophy earlier this month after defeating Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the final.
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The Italian winner could join the likes of Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi, who all managed the feat on one occasion.
Out of the big three, Rafael Nadal is the only player who didn’t manage to win the Sunshine Double, with the Spaniard failing to ever win the Miami Open in his career.
Men’s Sunshine Double winners
- Jim Courier (1991)
- Michael Chang (1992)
- Pete Sampras (1994)
- Marcelo Rios (1998)
- Andre Agassi (2001)
- Roger Federer (2005, 2006, 2017)
- Novak Djokovic (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Roger Federer achieved the feat on three occasions, while Novak Djokovic went one better by hitting the milestone four different times.
Djokovic was the last man to achieve the feat in 2016, so Sinner has the chance to end the decade-long wait.
