Sabalenka, Sinner see ‘Sunshine’Aryna Sabalenka celebrates her win against Naomi Osaka of Japan during Day 7 of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2026 in Indian Wells, California. 1 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka subdued second-ranked rival Elena Rybakina 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to book a Miami Open title clash with American Coco Gauff. Sabalenka, who fell to Rybakina in the Australian Open final before turning the tables on the Kazakh in the Indian Wells title match this month, broke the big-serving Rybakina twice in each set to come out on top and keep her bid for the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells and Miami on track. 2 Jannik Sinner, who like Sabalenka lifted his first Indian Wells title two weeks ago, also advanced, dominating American Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 6-2 to reach the men’s semifinals. Four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner needed just 71 minutes to dispatch Tiafoe and set up a semifinal meeting with fourth-ranked German Alexander Zverev – who swept past 19th-ranked Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 6-2 in just 65 minutes.

Source: Philippine Star March 27, 2026 16:36 UTC