World primary Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 to retain her Miami Open title and lengthen her distinctive begin to 2026.
Belarusian Sabalenka, 27, is the fifth feminine participant – and the primary since Iga Swiatek in 2022 – to finish the ‘Sunshine Double’ by successful titles at Indian Wells and Miami in the identical season.
Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters and Steffi Graf are the opposite three ladies to have beforehand achieved that feat.
Sabalenka has gained three WTA Tour titles and 23 of her 24 matches throughout this calendar yr.
Her solely loss was in January’s Australian Open last to world quantity two Elena Rybakina, who had been the one participant to win a set in opposition to Sabalenka in 2026 earlier than American Gauff despatched the Miami last right into a decider.
