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                     Tennis star Jannik Sinner and acclaimed coach Rick Macci.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Acclaimed tennis coach Rick Macci has predicted that Jannik Sinner will complete the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 and triumph at the Miami Open this fortnight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/everything-jannik-sinner-said-indian-wells-final-daniil-medvedev-message\">World No 2 Sinner heads into Miami following his victory in Indian Wells on Sunday<\/a>, with the Italian defeating Daniil Medvedev to lift the title for the first time in Tennis Paradise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> has traditionally had more success in Miami than in Indian Wells, having lifted the Miami Open title in 2024 \u2014 following previous runner-up finishes in both 2021 and 2023.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a 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Miami Open roundup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The four-time Grand Slam champion was barred from defending his title in 2025, with the 24-year-old in the middle of a three-month suspension when the event was held last March.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sinner enters this year\u2019s event in fine form and, following his Indian Wells triumph, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/what-is-the-sunshine-double-can-jannik-sinner-aryna-sabalenka-achieve-it\">could become just the eighth man to complete the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 \u2014 winning both prestigious Masters 1000 events in the same season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian is the second seed at the tournament, with world No 1 and 2022 champion Carlos Alcaraz the top seed at the tournament in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018New 2\u2019 of Alcaraz and Sinner are the favourites for the title in Miami, though it is the Italian who has now received the backing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/rick-macci\">Macci<\/a>, a former coach of Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Jennifer Capriati, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Twitter\/X, Macci shared his prediction for the men\u2019s singles event, claiming court conditions in Miami would work in Sinner\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cAsked my prediction for the Miami Open men\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust have a feel [sic] Sinner get the daily double as the fast courts and his style gives his opponents trouble and lower bounce gives him options and time to pounce.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Sinner\u2019s projected pathway to Miami Open title<\/h2>\n<p>As one of the seeded players in Miami, Sinner has the advantage of an opening-round bye at the Masters 1000 event.<\/p>\n<p>He will face either Damir Dzumhur or Ignacio Buse to start his campaign, before a projected third-round clash against 30th seed Corentin Moutet.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is then projected to face 15th seed Andrey Rublev in round four and then seventh seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last eight, before a hypothetical semi-final against third seed Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian beat Zverev in the Indian Wells semi-final just last week, and has now won his last six meetings against the German.<\/p>\n<p>Should Sinner reach the final, he is projected to face key rival and No 1 seed Alcaraz, in what would be their first meeting of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>And, if the world No 2 does lift the title, he would become the first man to complete the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 since Roger Federer in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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Acclaimed tennis coach Rick Macci has predicted that Jannik Sinner will complete the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 and triumph at the Miami Open this fortnight. 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