Jannik Sinner
won the ATP 1000 tournament in
Miami
by beating the Bulgarian
Grigor Dimitrov
6-3 6-1 in the final. With this success, from
Monday the 22-year-old from South Tyrol will be the world no. 2
as he will overtake the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. No Italian tennis player has ever reached such a position in the international ranking.
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Final without history in Miami, now Jannik has Djokovic 'in his sights'
A final without history, as was the semi-final against Daniil Medvedev. Jannik Sinner increasingly seems to be the new master of world tennis, and in the meantime, at the expense of the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, 'executioner' in the previous rounds of Alcaraz and Zverev, he also takes victory in the Masters 1000 in Miami played on the hard court installed outside interior of the NFL Dolphins stadium. The match between the two ends 6-3 6-1, as if to say that, practically, there was no match and the playboy tennis player was able to do little from his one-handed backhand against an opponent who was once again in excellent shape and with a plan of precise play. So now Sinner, who from Monday will be world no. 2 (a feat never before achieved by an Italian tennis player) bypassing Carlitos Alcaraz in the ATP ranking, has a track record of 22 victories from the beginning of 2024 and only one defeat, and takes , master of the scene, his tournament since the beginning of the season: Australian Open, Rotterdam and now the conquest of Florida. Now in Sinner's sights is the first position in the ranking occupied by Novak Djokovic, absent in Florida. The Serbian is just over 1000 points away, but will have to defend 2,315 on clay against Sinner's 585.
2024 Miami Open tennis tournament
Meloni, extraordinary Sinner, thanks for the emotions
"Extraordinary Jannik Sinner who won in the final of the ATP Masters 1000 in Miami, becoming number 2 in the world. Thank you for the emotions you gave us and for taking the Tricolor even higher. Best wishes Champion!". She wrote it on Instagram, posting the photo of the tennis player, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Sinner, proud of how I handled situations
"I'm proud of the result. I started the week suffering a bit, I didn't have much time to adapt to the courts. As the tournament continued I felt better and better, I'm proud of how I handled the situations." Thus, 'in the heat of the moment', Jannik Sinner after winning the Masters 1000 in Miami by overwhelming the Bulgarian Dimitrov in the final. "I'm trying to improve and enjoy the moment - says Sinner -, I don't know if this will be the last time I experience this situation. Now the clay is coming and it will be different".
"Today I won the important points, and this made the difference - Sinner said later in an interview with Sky Sport -. In the last two matches I faced two totally different players like Dimitrov and Medvedev, and it's nice to find a different solution each time to face different opponents. Now there's clay, and it's totally different. But even there, let's see how I handle things, and see how it goes." "Happy Easter to all Italians, I really feel a lot of energy from you - underlined the n.2 in world tennis -, I try to put it on the field. Without work the results don't come: if one works, the results come. let's see in Italy, Monte Carlo is practically there."
Tennis: Sinner wins in Miami
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