Jannik Sinner weighs up whether the Sunshine Double is tougher than a Wimbledon-Roland Garros sweep

Jannik Sinner is closing in on the rare “Sunshine Double” in tennis – a back-to-back sweep of the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open.

That achievement has only been accomplished by seven men: Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Pete Sampras, Marcelo Rios, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Sinner won his first Indian Wells title earlier this month and is now into the semifinals of the Miami Open. He will face Alexander Zverev next.

The Italian hasn’t dropped a set at either event so far and looks every bit the favourite to finish the job in Florida.

Federer was the last player to pull off this feat, doing it during the 2017 season.

Jannik Sinner shares his perspective on the challenge of the Sunshine Double

During a conversation with Tennis Channel, Sinner was asked if pulling off the Sunshine Double is a tougher task than winning Wimbledon and Roland Garros in the same season.

Sinner replied: “Grand Slams are always different. I feel like Grand Slams are best of five and also in an emotional part you feel it a bit more.

“But everything is very tough in our sport. Winning in every level. Even 250’s or 500’s are tough, tough tournaments to win, so every victory is great.

“As I said, I just go day by day, trying to understand what my level is and then we will see.”

Sinner came within touching distance of winning both Roland Garros and Wimbledon last year but fell short after missing three match points against Carlos Alcaraz in Paris.

Sinner’s recent form against Zverev heading into Miami Open clash

Sinner holds a strong recent record against Zverev, having not lost to him since 2023.

Their first meeting went Sinner’s way at the French Open in 2020, but Zverev then took control of the rivalry, winning the next four matches. The most recent of those came at the US Open in 2023.

Since then, though, Sinner has put together six straight wins over the German, including their matchup in this year’s Australian Open final.

They last met in the semifinals at Indian Wells earlier this month, where Sinner claimed a straightforward win in straight sets.

Zverev, seeded third at Miami this year, is still searching for his first Masters title since 2024.

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