{"id":1853954,"date":"2026-03-29T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1853954"},"modified":"2026-03-29T10:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:30:51","slug":"sabalenkas-sunshine-double-and-miami-open-payday-as-sinner-receives-rankings-boost-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1853954","title":{"rendered":"Sabalenka&#8217;s &#8216;Sunshine Double&#8217; and Miami Open payday as Sinner receives rankings boost &#8211; news roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Sabalenka\u2019s \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 and Miami Open payday as Sinner receives rankings boost \u2013 news roundup<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Tennis players Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>The Sunshine Swing is nearly complete, with just the men\u2019s singles final left to take place at the Miami Open on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the tournament reaching its closing stages, there are still plenty of big headlines emerging from Florida and the wider tennis world as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Here, we round up the biggest tennis headlines emerging from the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-rankings-serena-williams-record-miami-open-win\">Aryna Sabalenka eyeing up Serena Williams all-time rankings record after Miami Open win<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/carlos-alcaraz-schedule-insiders-reveal-world-no-1s-clay-court-tournaments\">Carlos Alcaraz schedule: Insiders reveal world No 1\u2019s clay-court tournaments<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sabalenka\u2019s \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Just 13 days after winning the Indian Wells title for the first time, WTA world No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> completed the Sunshine Double with victory at the Miami Open.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka battled past a resilient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Coco Gauff<\/a> in a battling 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory to lift the Miami Open title for the second straight year, becoming the first woman since Ashleigh Barty in 2021 to retain the title at the WTA 1000 event successfully.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has cemented her place as the leading female hard-court player of her generation, and is now one of just five women in history to win in both Indian Wells and Miami in the same year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/aryna-sabalenka-emulated-four-fellow-world-no-1s-with-sunshine-double-feat\">Miami Open: How Aryna Sabalenka emulated four fellow world No 1\u2019s with \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 feat<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sabalenka and Gauff\u2019s big payday<\/h2>\n<p>Significant prize money and ranking points are on offer at all WTA 1000 events, with the Miami Open being no exception.<\/p>\n<p>And, for their runs in Miami, both Sabalenka and Gauff will be well-rewarded for their impressive efforts.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the WTA Rankings, Sabalenka has consolidated her lead as the world No 1 thanks to her title defence, while Gauff\u2019s run to the final means that she will overtake Iga Swiatek and move up to world No 3 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-prize-money-ranking-coco-gauff-miami-open\">How much money and how many ranking points did Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff win at the Miami Open?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Novak Djokovic cannot \u2018be called the GOAT\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Former world No 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/pat-cash\">Pat Cash<\/a> has claimed that no one \u201ccan be called the GOAT\u201d when asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> on the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCg5LXIgcqxQWX6NrPBO4leQ\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Off Court with Greg<\/em><\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic is widely considered by many to be the greatest male tennis player of all time, with 24 Grand Slam singles titles and 428 weeks as the world No 1 to his name, among other records.<\/p>\n<p>However, 1987 Wimbledon champion Cash has claimed that it is impossible to compare eras in tennis while discussing other legends of the sport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-goat-tennis-pat-cash\">Novak Djokovic cannot be called the GOAT of tennis, claims former Wimbledon champion<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sinner and Lehecka seal big ATP Rankings boosts<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jiri-lehecka\">Jiri Lehecka<\/a> face off in the Miami Open final on Sunday, though both will take home huge positives from the event regardless of the result.<\/p>\n<p>Both are set for big boosts in the ATP Rankings, with Sinner set to close the gap to Carlos Alcaraz, while Lehecka is projected to reach a new career high.<\/p>\n<p>There is also good news for the likes of Arthur Fils and Martin Landaluce following impressive runs, though defending champion Jakub Mensik is set for a notable drop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/atp-rankings-winners-losers-miami-open-sinner-closes-alcaraz-gap-lehecka-mensik\">ATP Rankings Winners &amp; Losers Miami Open: Sinner closes Alcaraz gap, Lehecka +8, Mensik -12<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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