The Miami Open reaches its conclusion on Sunday, with two finals on the schedule. Recent Indian Wells champion Jannik Sinner is hoping to complete the Sunshine Double, but first-time Masters 1000 finalist Jiri Lehecka stands in his way. Last year, fellow Czech star Jakub Mensik stunned Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles final. And Lehecka will hope to fly the flag for Czech tennis again in 2026.
The day kicked off with a thrilling women’s doubles final between the top two seeds, as Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini take on Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend. Czech-American duo Siniakova and Townsend can also complete the Sunshine Double, having won Indian Wells a couple of weeks ago. But the women’s doubles final was been suspended by rain, just as they were getting towards the end of the first set. The match started at 12.30pm local time (5pm BST) and was rained off around an hour later.
That match has now been moved and will resume on the smaller Grandstand court when play resumes, as organisers want to make sure the men’s singles final can also be played at the same time. Sinner and Lehecka were due on court not before 3pm local time (8pm BST), but the rain has continued, and they have also been left waiting in the wings to start their match.
The grey clouds are certainly hanging around and the rain has been very stop-start. No. 2 seed Sinner had already been expecting these delays. After winning his semi-final on Friday, the 2024 champion said: “Let’s see also the weather forecast. It’s also not promising, but we hope for a day as dry as possible, and that we have a chance to play.”
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