Sabalenka beats Gauff in Miami tennis final, completes 'Sunshine Double'

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat hometown favourite Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Miami Open final on Saturday to join an exclusive club by completing the coveted 'Sunshine Double'.

World number one Sabalenka, who reached the final without dropping a set, won 73% of her first-serve points and faced just two break points en route to victory ​in a rematch of the 2025 French Open final won by Gauff, Reuters reported. 

Sabalenka is only the fifth ​woman to win the Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back, a feat known as ⁠the 'Sunshine Double' given the tournaments' respective locations in California and Florida.