Daniil Medvedev triumphed over Jannik Sinner to win the Miami Open, his fourth title in 2023.
Daniil Medvedev defeated Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 to claim the Miami Open title. It is his fourth title of the year and his fifth Masters 1000 title.
The Russian has been in incredible form since the Australian Open, winning in Rotterdam, Doha, and Dubai, losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the Indian Wells, and now winning in Miami. He has now won his 19th career title in 19 different cities - a remarkable feat.
Medvedev stats winning the Miami Open title (via Opta Ace)
- He is now 6-0 against Sinner, with two respective wins in Rotterdam and Miami this year. They are the most equal match wins Medvedev has against an opponent without losing in his career.
- Medvedev is 25-0 after taking the opening set in ATP matches in 2023 and holds such wins more than any player has in total for the year so far.
- With his triumph in Miami, it is his 16th ATP tournament on hard courts since 2019. One of only three players with ten or more, they are the most of any player in the ATP over that period out of 25 finals - also the most.
Sinner's interview on losing to Medvedev in Miami
“First, congrats Daniil. Not only for this tournament but for the last five, playing incredible tennis. Congrats to you and obviously your team. Making an incredible job. Now the clay season starts, so let’s see how you do there.”
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Medvedev on defeating Sinner for the Miami Open title
“I want to congratulate Jannik. As we heard from the crowd, I think everyone enjoyed the semifinal against Carlos. It was amazing. I’m probably a little lucky bc I was already in bed, watching you run all over the place. Not easy to recover after such a match.”
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“People in Miami love tennis. I love the people in Miami… I feel like it’s a real hard court, so I don’t know who makes this decision, but thanks a lot to everyone who made this court this year. I was really happy to play on it,” Medvedev concluded.
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02:39 - 20.03.2023
TENNIS Carlos Alcaraz ends Medvedev's winning streak to win first Indian Wells title
Carlos Alcaraz completed a dominant run to his maiden Indian Wells title on Sunday, with perhaps his most one-sided victory of the tournament against Daniil Medvedev.
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