After finishing as runner-up at Indian Wells, the fourth seed finished the job at Hard Rock Stadium for his first Miami title.
Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP title of the year Sunday, beating Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 in the Miami Open to move to 6-0 in their career matchup.
With the win, Medvedev earns his fifth career ATP Masters 1000 crown, and first in nearly two years since he triumphed in 2021 in Toronto. Sinner is now a two-time runner-up in Miami, having previously reached the final two years ago.
The triumph closes a dominant hard-court stretch for Medvedev after the Australian Open in which he went 24-1. A self-described surface specialist on the hard courts, Medvedev won four titles in five tournaments played after losing to Sebastian Korda in the third round in Melbourne.
Petra Kvitova will move back into the WTA top 10 after a straight-sets victory over much-fancied Kazakhstani opponent Elena Rybakina in the Miami Open final.
Twelfth-seeded Kvitova won the Miami Open in her 13th appearance, beating seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina with a marathon tiebreaker in a 7-6 (14), 6-2 victory Saturday.
The 33-year-old Kvitova, 10 years older than her opponent, snapped Rybakina’s 13-match winning streak and halted her bid to win the Sunshine Double (Indian Wells and Miami Open).
“I take it as a positive I can still play with the best,” said Kvitova who earned a $1.26 million first prize. “I take pride, even at my age, I could win big tournaments.”
Rybakina, who won at Indian Wells, admitted to fatigue after the tiebreaker from the travel. The women’s tour will shortly head to Europe for the claycourt season.
Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin from France have claimed the men’s doubles title at the 2023 Miami Open presented by Itaú, their second trophy together this season, after defeating Tampa, Fla. native Austin Krajicek and Nicolas Mahut, also from France, in two sets, 7-6(4), 7-5.
Following the win in Florida, Gonzalez – the first Mexican player to contest the Miami title match – was glad to realize a longstanding dream. The occasion was made sweeter by the fact that he won his first Masters 1000 doubles title on his son’s birthday.
The Mexican said after the win:
“It was my dream, of course. Lifting this kind of title, a Masters 1000. I’m 40 years old, I didn’t have one, this is my first.
I’m glad (it’s) today. Today is my son’s birthday, so I’m going to remember this day for the rest of my life and I’m very happy.”
Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff might have faced frustration from being out of the women’s singles draw at the 2023 Miami Open presented by Itaú, but they sure have turned the page quickly.
No.2 seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula became the first all-American duo to win the Miami Open doubles title in 22 years after defeating Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend, 7-6(6), 6-2 in Sunday’s final.
“This tournament is one of those tournaments that you grow up watching, and I think it feels even more special than some of the other 1000s we won,” Gauff said. “Doing it in front of our family, it means a lot.
“I’m glad that we were able to have that result, especially, you know, I think our quarters, final match, we weren’t looking like we were going to be in this position but we hung in there. Today honestly I don’t think we could have played a better match.”