Sinner beats Alcaraz, meets Medvedev in Miami Open final
Italy’s Jannik Sinner (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)
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Italy’s Jannik Sinner (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)
Jannik Sinner came back from a set down to stun Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 to reach the final of the Miami Open. Alcaraz will now lose his status as world No. 1 to Novak Djokovic, having returned to the top of the ATP rankings following his Indian Wells triumph.
Italian Jannik Sinner described Friday's (Mar 31) comeback victory over top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz at the Miami Open as one of the best of his career, saying the contest between the budding rivals displayed high levels of intensity.
Italy's Jannik Sinner turned on the style to end Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of the "Sunshine Double" and his reign as world number one, triumphing 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2 in their Miami Open semi-final on Friday. Sinner will meet Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final while Alcaraz will lose his number one ranking to Novak Djokovic. Medvedev reached his fifth straight ATP Tour final with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov. The disappointment for the 19-year-old Alcaraz, the defending champion in Miami and coming off a title at Indian Wells, will be tinged with frustration after he struggled in the third set with leg cramps.
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida: Italy’s Jannik Sinner ended Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes of the “Sunshine Double” and his reign as world number one, triumphing 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2 in their Miami Open semifinal on Friday. Sinner will meet Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s final while Alcaraz will lose his number one ranking to Novak Djokovic. Medvedev reached his fifth straight ATP Tour final with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov. The disappointment for the 19-year-old Alcaraz, the defending champion in Miami and coming off a title at Indian Wells, will be tinged with frustration after he struggled in the third set with leg cramps. It had been an enthralling and entertaining power-hitting performance from both men in the first set, won by the Spaniard after a tie-break, but an inspired Sinner fought back in the second. Sinner broke in the first game and although Alcaraz broke back to make it 2-2, the 21-year-old Italian sensed his moment was arriving and showed confidence in his powerful groundstrokes. Sinner broke again to go 5-4 up and then held for the set to end Alcaraz’s streak of 21 winning sets. The world number one was moving with difficulty and was broken on his first serve in the deciding set. Looking in discomfort, he crouched down on his baseline in between points and shot some worried and confused looks to his team in the stands. Sinner lost his focus for a while, his blistering shots replaced by some conservative strokes but he soon regained focus as he ran out the winner in three hours.
Carlos Alcaraz has admitted «nerves» but he still managed to overcome former champion Taylor Fritz to set up a showdown with Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the Miami Open. The world No. 1 was in dominant form once more as he swept past the American and local hero in straight sets, 6-4 6-2, to ensure his progression through to the last four in style with the young Italian his next intriguing opponent.
Jannik Sinner is through to the semi-finals of the Miami Open for the second time in his career after a 6-3 6-1 win over Emil Ruusuvuori. Sinner has continued to build on his fine form after a semi-final run at Indian Wells earlier this month by defeating the Finn in a rain-disrupted match in straight sets, winning 95 per cent of his points on his first serve. Ad The Italian will face either world No.
Taylor Fritz stormed past Holger Rune 6-3 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Miami Open. In what was expected to be a tight contest, Fritz won most of the crucial points while Rune made costly mistakes. Ad The American will play Carlos Alcaraz or Tommy Paul in the last eight on Wednesday.