Daniil Medvedev captured his fourth ATP title of the year on Sunday, beating Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 for the Miami Open men's singles title and to move to 6-0 in their career matchup.
Medvedev is now the most sizzling player on the men's tour, winning 24 of his last 25 matches after his one hour 34-minute triumph.
His only loss has come against world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in last week's final at Indian Wells. Sinner ran out of magic, with his three-hour win late Friday night over Alcaraz in the semifinals — when he had mild cramping in the second set — looking to have taken a toll on the 21-year-old Italian.
Sinner was visited by an ATP trainer midway through the first set Sunday. During the changeover at 4-3, Sinner received a packet of powder he dumped into a water bottle to drink. "Woke up this morning not at my best, a little bit sick," Sinner said during the post-match ceremony, acknowledging the crowd was behind him. "Thanks for the support.