The jubilant fourth seed pumped his fist after serving out an unplayable match level to seal the victory on a scorching and muggy day at Exhausting Rock Stadium in South Florida.
Medvedev was taking part in in his fifth consecutive last after victories in Doha, Rotterdam and Dubai earlier than ending runner-up at Indian Wells final month.
Sinner took an early lead when she broke her first serve of the match with a shoestring volley for a 3–2 lead.
However as he had finished all through the day, Medvedev answered straightaway, breaking stage at 3-3 when Sinner’s forehand hit the web wire and went out of bounds.
The 21-year-old Papi gave the impression to be struggling within the harsh circumstances and known as on the coach for some help earlier than the eighth recreation.
To remain within the set at 6-5, Sinner shook a backhand that gave Medvedev two set level alternatives and he transformed the primary when the Italian tenth seed’s forehand discovered the web.
Medvedev broke Sinner for 3-1 within the second set and took off from there, his highly effective groundstrokes and impenetrable protection taking him to the top.
With the win, Medvedev improved to 6-0 lifetime towards Sinner, who additionally made the Miami last in 2021 and continues to be looking for his maiden Masters 1000 title.
(with inputs from Reuters)