Jannik Sinner arrived in Indian Wells a week ahead of the draw, and the early preparation paid off when he defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 7-6(4) to win the BNP Paribas Open. After the final he joined Episode 11 of The Big T podcast live to unpack the title run and the history he made.

Sinner’s victory made him the youngest man in the Open Era to win all six hard-court ATP Masters 1000 events. He also did not drop a set across six matches en route to the trophy, a streak he credited in part to a shift in approach.

On his surface preference and preparation, Sinner said, “I love to play tennis in general,” as Mark Petchey teased him about his penchant for clay courts. He explained the decision to remain on site after a less convincing week in Doha: “I felt like in Doha [where he lost to Jakub Mensik] I wasn’t playing my best tennis, but this can happen,” he said. “It’s normal to not always play at your top. I wanted to go back to Monaco, but the weather was very bad, so I said, ‘You know what? Let’s come here very early to prepare for this tournament.’

“It was one of the tournaments I never won, so I wanted to come here very early, trying to be focused on the process.”

Sinner described how a mental reset has helped him remain calm in key moments. “A couple of years ago … coming here, I was like, ‘I don’t feel well,’ but now, the mindset is different,” he said. “I try to move my game around however I feel and making less problems. Being more relaxed. At the end of this day, this is a mental sport, and I try to stay very calm. Also today, in the important moments. This helps me.

“Now, whatever comes, it’s only a positive. I’m extremely happy with how we are working, and I do believe that if we keep working hard and we keep pushing, the results will come eventually, and if not, we tried our best.”

Asked about tactics in the final, Sinner noted the aggressive plan against Medvedev and the pressure of the occasion: “I tried to go for shots even though in the beginning I was missing a little bit,” Sinner, who was 4-0 down in the second-set tiebreaker, said. “He was playing more aggressive than I was, so I tried to move him around a little bit on the forehand. … If you give him space, he’s very good with opening the court, so I tried to play tactically in the right way.

“At times, I managed to do well. At times, I could’ve gone for a little bit more towards the net, but there was also a little bit of tension. I knew what I was playing for today. It’s a huge achievement for me and from my side, and I’m very happy.”

He also described how off-court distractions helped him decompress before the event and joked about golf: “We don’t talk about handicap,” he joked. “I like to go around with a little bit of music … I don’t care about how I play, in golf at least!”

Joao Fonseca is guaranteed a spot on Miami’s largest court this week after a scheduling lesson from tournament director James Blake. Speaking to CoCo Vandeweghe and Steve Weissman, Blake laughed when asked about staging rising players like Brazil’s 19-year-old Fonseca and 20-year-old Alex Eala on the event’s biggest stage. “Harkening back to last year, when I learned my lesson: Fonseca needs to be on Stadium,” Blake responded, laughing. But he also made it clear: “He will be, yes.”

Fonseca played all his matches on Stadium during last year’s run to the third round, but a second-round match originally scheduled for Grandstand was moved at the last minute to the main court after a retirement opened a gap in the schedule. The change required a ticket upgrade and drew loud boos from Brazilian fans waiting on Grandstand; the announcement forced a pause in the ongoing match between Jack Draper and Jakub Mensik to restore order.

Blake said the pair of young internationals carry strong global followings and deserve center-court billing. “I think the international interest in both of them is so high,” tournament director Blake said of Fonseca and Eala. “And Miami being sort of a cultural melting pot with so much international flavor here… I think we’re going to need them to be on center court, because they have so many fans worldwide.

“These might feel like home matches, for both of them.”

Fonseca, who reached the fourth round in Indian Wells and is 4-4 on the season, said he enjoys playing in Miami. “I like the city, I like to play here, I like the humidity. It’s a little bit closer to how it is in Brazil, so yeah I like playing here,” Fonseca said. “Last year, it was more kind of a ‘test’ (for me). It was crowded, it was loud, a little bit of the Miami vibe. It’s so great for the tournament. And it’s also great for me, as well. I like playing with the crowd, so the support is just amazing.”

Fonseca faces Fabian Marozsan in the first round. If he advances, a second-round meeting with world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz awaits. Alcaraz is 16-1 to start the season after winning the Australian Open, lifting the trophy in Doha and reaching the semifinals at the BNP Paribas Open. The two met previously in an exhibition before 14,000 fans at LoanDepot Park last December.

Indian Wells is behind us, but tennis stops for no one. Not even BNP Paribas Open champions Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, who are aiming for the elusive Sunshine Double in Miami. No WTA player has won both hard-court tournaments in the same season since 2022 (Iga Swiatek), and no ATP player has won it since 2017 (Roger Federer).

Both contenders arrive with strong cases. Sabalenka is the defending champion and carries 1000 ranking points on the line. Sinner is returning to Hard Rock Stadium after missing the event in 2025; in 2024, he won it all.

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Most players who competed in Indian Wells are heading to Miami for another shot at a 1000-level title. There are some exceptions, most notably Novak Djokovic, who has withdrawn with a right shoulder injury.