In this decade, the Sunshine Double has been largely defined by three players on the men’s side: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Daniil Medvedev. Together they’ve won four titles and reached four finals in Miami and Indian Wells since 2021.
Now all of them are out of Miami, and none of them made a final at either event in 2025.
Sinner’s absence was a given; he’s suspended until May 4. When his ban was announced, it looked like a golden opportunity for Alcaraz, Medvedev, and others to make up ground on him in the race for the year-end No. 1 spot. So far, that has been an opportunity lost. While Sinner’s point total fell this month, so did Alcaraz’s and Medvedev’s. The Russian, who is down to No. 8, could find himself falling out of the Top 10 for the first time since 2018.
On Friday, each took an opening-round defeat that few saw coming. In the afternoon, Medvedev lost in straight sets to 56th-ranked Jaume Munar; in the evening, Alcaraz lost in three sets to 55th-ranked, 34-year-old David Goffin.
