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The 19-year-old would have been the Miami
event's youngest winner had he defeated Hurkacz but lost 7-6(4)
6-4 to the Pole, who he occasionally partners in doubles.
"When you're 19 and playing finals, obviously it's tough, and I
wanted to win," Sinner, who won the 2019 ATP Next Gen Finals,
told reporters.
"I was a bit nervous from the beginning of the match or already
yesterday, but it's normal because you really want to win. Today
was not my day.
"It has been a good week anyway. But obviously I'm not here for
making finals, I'm here to win tournaments. It's going to be
back to work and then we will see what I can do on the clay."
In February, Sinner became the youngest man since Novak Djokovic
in 2006 to win two ATP titles and his appearance in the Miami
final took him to a career-best ranking of 23rd on Monday.
The Italian was focused on building on his gains and was already
looking forward to his next tournament.
"What I showed here (is) that I improved from the last
tournament," he said. "Obviously when you get a little bit of
confidence it's a little bit easier, but you have to work hard
to go deep in tournaments, especially in big tournaments.
"For me, improvement is the most important thing.
"I still have to talk with my team why I lost, what they think,
where we have to work ... and then we will decide on which part
of my game I have to improve."
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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