Breaking News: Sabalenka defeats Gauff, claims back-to-back Miami Open championships

Aryna Sabalenka celebrated her victory over Jessica Pegula at the Miami Open Presented by Itau 2025, where she also defeated Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to claim her second straight Miami Open WTA 1000 title.

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Sabalenka, the world number one, achieved this feat after her first Indian Wells triumph, becoming the fifth woman to sweep the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells and Miami, and the first since Iga Swiatek in 2022.

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The Belarusian star, who had only been defeated once this year in the Australian Open finals by Elena Rybakina, handed Gauff her first career defeat in a hardcourt final, ending the American's winning streak in such events.

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Gauff had previously won her first nine hardcourt finals, including a triumph over Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open championship match, and had also beaten the Belarusian for the title at Roland Garros last year.

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Sabalenka dominated the first set, breaking Gauff to open the match and again in the seventh game, serving it out in 37 minutes without facing a break point herself.

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In the second set, Gauff's first break point chance sparked a reaction from the crowd at Hard Rock Stadium, but she couldn't convert, slamming a forehand into the net as Sabalenka held.

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Gauff eventually broke Sabalenka to take the second set, finding more depth on her ground strokes to ramp up the pressure on her opponent.

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However, Sabalenka broke to open the third set and broke again to seal the win when Gauff sailed a backhand long on Sabalenka's first match point, claiming the title.