Jannik Sinner returns to semifinals in Miami

Jannik Sinner returns to semifinals in Miami

Jannik Sinner advances to the semifinals of the Miami Masters 1000 for the third time, the seventh time in his career in this category of tournaments, beating Czech Tomas Machac, world number 60, in the first quarterfinal of the Miami Open men’s singles with a score of 6-4 6-2 in one’hour and 31 minutes of play.

Sinner immediately makes the break but then suffers it in turn after having a 2-0 ball. Jannik has two break points at 2-2 but does not exploit them and has two more at 3-3 but this time the second one he manages to convert. He struggles in the next game but manages to bring it home without conceding beak balls and shortly afterwards closes the first set by holding the serve to zero.

The world No. 3 has two break points in the first game of the second set, does not exploit them but then threads five consecutive games, including two breaks, both made on the second chance. Sinner closes the match on his serve after dropping three points on his second-set serves.

Now in the semifinals Jannik will face the winner in the Italian ntte between Russian Daniil Medvedev, with whom he lost the final last year, and Chilean Nicolas Jarry.