Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka won the Miami Open over Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to add the title to Indian Wells and complete the rare Sunshine Double.
- Only five women have won Indian Wells and Miami in the same year, a pairing of back-to-back top-tier events that few players manage to sweep.
- Her Miami win pushed her streak as world No. 1 to 76 consecutive weeks, surpassing Iga Świątek’s 75 and matching Chris Evert’s 76-week run.
- Sabalenka holds 11,025 WTA points, giving her a 2,907-point lead over No. 2 Elena Rybakina heading into the clay swing.
- She must defend 2,850 points on clay from last year’s results, including a Madrid title and a French Open runner-up finish, and Tennishead says it is unlikely she loses No. 1 because Rybakina defends fewer than 1,000.