Jannik Sinner-Grigor Dimitrov, the final of the Miami Masters 1,000: minute after minute, live

He Miami Masters 1000 will have a high-flying final. Jannik Sinnerthe best tennis player of the moment, and Grigor Dimitrovthe “reborn” who plays tennis at the highest level, will define the title of the Florida tournament, in a duel that will be played this Sunday (from 4pm in Argentina and with television ESPN2), in the central courtyard of the park Hard Rock Stadium.

The Italian, second favorite of the competition and winner in the semi-final Daniel Medvedevwants to extend its record of consecutive victories this season, in which it has lost just one match of the 22 played (it was the final of Indian wells in view of Carlos Alcaraz). The victory would also allow him to oust the Murcian from the second step of the ranking and reach that position for the first time, to remain as an escort for the Novak Djokovic.

The Bulgarian, 12th in the ATP ranking, has already secured his return to the top 10 in a year in which he rediscovered his best level and achieved great triumphs. He was champion in Brisbane beating the Dane in the decisive match Rune Holger and won his first title since 2017. He later reached the final in Marseille (he lost against the French Ugo Humbert) and in Miami he added three celebrations against the top 10, the Polish Hubert Hurkacz (9th) in the round of 16, Alcaraz (2nd) in the quarterfinals and the German Alexander Zverev (5th) in the semifinals.

Sinner, 22 years old and this year’s champion in the Australian Openhe wants to lift his second trophy in a Masters 1000 after the one he won last year torontobeating Alex De Minaur, in what will be his third final in this competition (he lost those in 2021 and 2023). The San Candido native, identified since junior as the future number one, finished exploding in 2023 and has become a serious candidate to fight Djokovic for the leadership in 2024.

Dimitrov, 32, is also aiming for his second title in this category. He let the first one in Cincinnati in 2017, the year that ended with the consecration in ATP Finals. Last season, when he was already beginning to glimpse his return to high levels, he was a finalist Parisalthough he couldn’t celebrate when he fell to Djokovic.

Sinner drives the story of the clashes between the two. They won two of the three matches played, in the third round You love me and in the quarter-finals of Beijing ATP 500 (in which he had a breakdown and vomited in the middle of the game into a trash container), both last year. Dimitrov’s victory reached the round of 16 Rome 2020, when he was 22nd in the standings and the Italian was just starting to gain ground on the circuit and was ranked 81st.