The lineup for the men’s singles final is set at the 2026 Miami Open and will be contested between second-seeded Jannik Sinner and 21st-seeded Jiří Lehečka. This will be Sinner’s 35th career final on the Tour, his second this year, and his 11th at the Masters 1000 level. On the other hand, this will be Lehečka’s eighth Tour-level final, his first this year, and his maiden Masters 1000 final.
Jannik Sinner vs. Jiří Lehečka Match Details
Date: March 29, 2026
Tournament: Miami Open 2026
Round: Final
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
Surface: Outdoor hard
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, Sky Sports, TSN
Sinner vs. Lehečka Head-to-Head History
Sinner has won all three of his matches against Lehečka and leads the head-to-head 3-0. The last time these two players met was at the French Open last year, when the Italian won 6-0, 6-1, 6-2.
Coming into the Miami final, Sinner is unbeaten in 11 matches, as he won the title in Indian Wells earlier this month. At this event, he started with straight-set wins over Damir Dzumhur, Corentin Moutet, and Alex Michelsen to reach the quarterfinals. In the final eight, he absolutely blew away Frances Tiafoe before going up against Alexander Zverev in the semifinal, whom he beat 6-3, 7-6 (4) to reach the final.
Lehečka began his campaign with straight-set wins over Moïse Kouamé and Ethan Quinn before earning a hard-fought three-set victory over the sixth-seeded Taylor Fritz in the fourth round. He got straight-set victories against the likes of Martin Landaluce and Arthur Fils in the quarterfinal and semifinal, respectively, to reach his maiden Masters 1000 final.
Sinner vs. Lehečka Prediction
Against Zverev, Sinner won 79% of his first-serve points and 27% of the return points. The Italian got an early break in the first set, and that was enough for him to take the set.
In the second set, both players held serve despite having break points, before the Italian took control in the tiebreak and went on to win the match. He saved both break points on his serve and converted 1 of the 4 break-point opportunities he got.
Lehečka won 82% of his service points in his semifinal against Fils. He did not face a single break point in the match, while breaking his opponent’s serve four times in the match.
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Lehečka has been serving lights out in Miami, but he has yet to face a prolific returner like Sinner, against whom he has lost all seven sets in three matches. The Italian, on the other hand, has been improving his netplay alongside his tremendous baseline play and serve, as seen against Zverev, when he frequently came to the net.
With the Italian unbeaten in 16 matches at the Masters 1000 level and his head-to-head against Lehečka, he is a heavy favorite in the upcoming match, as the PFSN Simulator gives him a 91% win probability.
Pick: Sinner to win in straight sets
