Jannik Sinner thrashes Grigor Dimitrov to win third title of the yr in Miami

Jannik Sinner continued his dominant reign in 2024 by successful his third title of the yr – the primary participant to succeed in the milestone. The world No. 3 dropped one set all match, beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 to carry the trophy on the Miami Open, sending a robust assertion to the remainder of the ATP Tour.

Coming into the ultimate, Dimitrov and Sinner have been each looking for a second profession Masters 1000 crown beneath very completely different circumstances. Dimitrov’s solely Masters title got here on the Cincinnati Open in 2017, throughout his career-best season. That yr, he lifted 4 trophies together with the ATP Finals.

He went over six years with out successful one other title, lastly ending his drought on the Brisbane International in January. Sinner received his first Masters final August in Canada and, since then, has change into unstoppable. The Italian had solely misplaced one match all yr coming into the ultimate, with titles on the Australian Open and Rotterdam beneath his belt.

It was clear who the group was pulling for as chants of “Grigor” echoed across the Hard Rock Stadium. But Sinner ignored them, saving a break level earlier than breaking the Dimitrov serve with a surprising passing shot. The 32-year-old stayed sizzling on his heels, saving two extra break factors in a sport lasting nicely over 5 minutes.

Sinner proved relentless and had two extra break factors – this time set factors – on the planet No. 12’s subsequent service sport. It was one other passing shot that delivered the blow and he took the opener 6-3 after 42 minutes, edging nearer to a 3rd title of the season.

The world No. 3 solely grew into the match as Dimitrov struggled to maintain up along with his opponent, getting damaged early within the second. The Bulgarian had no solutions for Sinner’s brilliance because the errors began to creep up and he misfired an overhead to relinquish one other break.