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Sinner, who had his Australian Open title defence ended by Djokovic in a thrilling five-set semi-final in January, also extends his head-to-head record against Medvedev, having won nine of their past 10 meetings.<\/p>\n
The Italian did not face a break point against Medvedev and only lost four points behind his first serve.<\/p>\n
He did not drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and a 25th overall.<\/p>\n
Despite the loss, Medvedev will re-enter the top 10 when the rankings are updated on Monday.<\/p>\n
The former US Open champion almost missed the tournament, having been stuck in Dubai because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
After arriving in the USA, Medvedev showed why he was previously at the top of the men’s game, with a fine semi-final victory over world number one Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
However, it was Sinner who edged the tight moments on Sunday, helped by his imperious serve.<\/p>\n
Sinner won 43 of 47 first-serve points, hit 10 aces and won 60% of points behind his second serve to remain in control of the match.<\/p>\n
Medvedev saved the only two break points of the final and came close to forcing a third set when he went 4-0 up in the tie-break.<\/p>\n
However, Sinner reeled off seven points in a row to close out the match and win back-to-back Masters 1,000 titles without dropping a set.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, world number three Djokovic has withdrawn from this week’s Miami Open with injury.<\/p>\n
The Serb great has won the title six times and finished runner-up to Jakub Mensik last year.<\/p>\n
However, the 24-time Grand Slam champion said a right shoulder injury had stopped him competing at the hard-court event, which begins on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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