Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff meet in Miami Open final

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Mar 28, 2026 · 467 words · By The Associated Press

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Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff meet in Miami Open final Sabalenka seeks tennis’s ‘Sunshine Double’, while Florida’s own Gauff has reached the final for the first time.

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What happened

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff meet in Miami Open final Sabalenka seeks tennis’s ‘Sunshine Double’, while Florida’s own Gauff has reached the final for the first time.

Why it matters

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are back on a big stage in the final of the Miami Open as their growing rivalry heats up.

Common ground

Gauff, the South Floridian who beat Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open and 2025 French Open finals, will meet the top-seeded Belarusian at Hard Rock Stadium at 3pm EDT on Saturday.

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Claim 1: “Sabalenka seeks tennis’s ‘Sunshine Double’, while Florida’s own Gauff has reached the final for the first time”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of career statistics of American tennis player Coco Gauff since her professional debut in 2018. Gauff has won eleven WTA Tour titles in singles and 10 in doubles, as well as one ITF sin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Miami Open. It was her eleventh WTA 1000 title, and she became th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has …
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Claim 2: “Sabalenka’s new residence is Miami and she has a strong Brazilian following because of her Brazilian fiance, Georgios Frangules”

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Claim 3: “Gauff, the South Floridian who beat Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open and 2025 French Open finals, will meet the top-seeded Belarusian at Hard Rock Stadium at 3pm EDT on Saturday”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cori Dionne "Coco" Gauff ( GAWF; born March 13, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in singles and of world No. 1 in doubles by the WTA. Gauff…
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Claim 4: “This WTA 1000 final will mark their 13th meeting, with the series knotted at 6-6. They faced off three times in finals in 2025. Sabalenka won the last meeting in the group stage of the WTA Finals in November”

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Claim 5: “Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff meet in Miami Open final”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula in the final, 7–5, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2025 Miami Open. She did not lose a set en route to her eighth WTA 1000 and 19th career WT…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Miami Open is a professional hardcourt tennis tournament played from March 17 to 29, 2026, on the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is the 41st edition of the combine…
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Claim 6: “Gauff is making her first Miami Open final appearance. The Delray Beach, Florida product had never made it past the fourth round in her hometown tournament”

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Claim 7: “Sabalenka is attempting to win the 'Sunshine Double' — the back-to-back March hard-court tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami”

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