During March, ATP Tour stars competed on the west and east sides of America in the back-to-back Masters events collectively known as the ‘Sunshine Double’ – the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open.

As ever, the action provided plenty of talking points, with the winner of both achieving a feat never before realised and several players making names for themselves with deep runs. Here, Sports News Blitz writer and tennis fan AJ Becker takes a look at five key points from Stateside action.