Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4) to capture his first Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 crown.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner won his first title of 2026, rallying from 0-4 down in the second-set tiebreaker to seal the win against a resurgent Medvedev, who had upset top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals in California.
But Sinner, who didn’t drop a set in the tournament, proved just that bit better in a match where both sets went to the tiebreakers without a break of serve.
“I kept believing and kept pushing,” Sinner said of his closing burst. “I went for my shots a little more ...It was an incredible ending.”
Sinner, 24, joined Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the only players to win all six of the ATP’s hardcourt Masters 1000 tournaments.
Aryna Sabalenka saved a matchpoint on the way to a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Elena Rybakina to claim a long-awaited first Indian Wells title.
The 27-year-old Belarusian had lost her last four title clashes with Rybakina.
Sabalenka said that the “boiling” temperature on court had her “dying” in the tiebreaker.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
