Jannick Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka became only the fourth man and woman to win the Sunshine Double simultaneously.Sinner won his maiden Indian Wells title earlier this month after beating Daniil Medvedev in the final, beating his opponents in every set in the tournament.Jannick Sinner won his second Miami Open title after a lengthy rain delayGettyHis victory meant he achieved another record of winning all hard-court Big Titles across his career and became the youngest to reach that feat.The only other players to complete the same challenge are Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The 24-year-old doubled his triumph at the weekend as he won the Miami Open without dropping a single set.In the final against Jiri Lehecka there were severe delays due to heavy rain with play suspended for 80 minutes.However, as the game commenced, he swept through the final and ensured he won the title within 93 minutes.After the battle, Sinner said: “We put in many hours in practice sessions, the dedication and the sacrifices are a lot.“Performing and seeing myself comfortable on court makes me happy on a personal level and I have a great team behind me.“They push me in tough moments, we try to have a great attitude on court and we try to go for it.“It’s been an amazing couple of tournaments.”Aryna Sabalenka was also able to execute a similar challenge as she successfully defended her title against Coco Gauff at the Miami Open.Aryna Sabalenka similarly won her second Miami Open on SaturdayGettyThe victory complemented her Indian Wells win from earlier this month against Elena Rybakina.The World No.1 became the fifth woman overall to complete the Sunshine Double and became the first player – man or woman – to complete the achievement in both singles and doubles.The pair have a history of winning the biggest titles simultaneously including the Australian and US Open in 2024.They are the first man and woman to win the Sunshine Double in the same year since Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka in 2016.The only other pairs who have pulled off the same record are Kim Clijsters and Federer in 2005.Additionally, Steffi Graf and Pete Sampras were the first pair to complete the impressive feat in 1994.Sabalenka and Sinner have both had very similar careers this year as the Belarusian was defeated in the Australian Open final.Sinner was unable to win a third consecutive Australian Open title in 2026AFPThe Italian, who was the defending two-time champion, also lost in the semi-final against Novak Djokovic.Following the loss, he suffered a shock defeat to Jakub Mensik in his next tournament which was the Qatar Open.However, it’s clear both champions have been on a similar career trajectory this year and are back on a path of domination with Sinner becoming the first ever player to win three Masters 1000 tournaments in a row without dropping a set.