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Sabalenka beats Gauff to complete 'Sunshine Double'

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Aryna Sabalenka dropped only one set during her run to the Miami Open title World number one Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 to retain her Miami Open title and extend her exceptional start to 2026. Belarusian Sabalenka, 27, is the fifth female player - and the first since Iga Swiatek in 2022 - to complete the 'Sunshine Double' by winning titles at Indian Wells and Miami in the same season. Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters and Steffi Graf are the other three women to have previously achieved that feat. Sabalenka has won three WTA Tour titles and 23 of her 24 matches during this calendar year. Her only loss was in January's Australian Open final to world number two Elena Rybakina, who had been the only player to win a set against Sabalenka in 2026 before American Gauff sent the Miami final into a decider. Sabalenka said on Sky Sports: "I haven't had a moment to stop, look back and realise what's happened in the past months.…

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