Jannik Sinner won the Indian Wells Masters and completed his tennis on hard court
Jannik Sinner won the Indian Wells Masters and completed his tennis on hard court
With the view on the North American Masters 1000, the Italian tennis player has already won all the tournaments in this category that are played on hard courts, in addition to the two Grand Slams (USA and Australia) that are played on this surface. At 24, Jannik Sinner is the youngest ever to achieve it.
The Italian Jannik Sinner, second in the world ranking, won the Masters 1,000 in Indian Wells, in the United States, on Sunday, by beating in the final the Russian Daniil Medveded, 11th in the hierarchy.
Sinner overcame Medvedev in straight sets, both decided in the tie break, sealing the victory 7-6 (8-6) and 7-6 (7-4), in one hour and 55 minutes.
With this victory, the Italian won the only tournament in the Masters 1000 category that he lacked on hard court: he added Indian Wells to the events in Miami, Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris that were already on his curriculum, in addition to the Grand Slams of the USA and Australia. All in all, Jannik Sinner has won the most important competitions on the tennis calendar that take place on this surface, the one that most favors his style.
The game was dominated by the serve of both players, with only Medvedev facing break points, only two, in the seventh game of the opening set, having saved both.
Sinner was stronger in the final part of the tie break of the first set, winning three of the last four points, after 5-5, and, in the second, he lost the first four points, but responded with seven in a row, to seal the triumph in the tournament.
The 24-year-old Italian won his 25th ATP title, and first since winning the November 2025 ATP Finals in Turin, where he beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, leader of the ranking, in the final.
On the list of winners, Sinner, who had never won at Indian Wells, succeeded the British Jack Draper. (Tribune, 2026-03-16)