Jannik Sinner breezes past Emil Ruusuvuori in straight sets to progress to Miami Open semi-finals

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.

1 Carlos Alcaraz or No. 9 seed Taylor Fritz, both opponents he faced in California, in the last four. ATP MiamiFritz storms past Rune into Miami Open quarter-finals, Sinner downs RublevYESTERDAY AT 17:53 «I think we both played very well,» The world No.

11 said after the match. «I just think that the important points I won today and it's never easy when you are up and you get interrupted. »But I came back, I felt great on court, the conditions were a bit different.

It was more humid and the balls were a bit heavier but I was very happy with my level today." After saving a break point in the fourth game, Sinner took the early break in the very next game to move into a 3-2 lead after Ruusuvuori clattered a forehand into the net. Ruusuvuori could not find a breakthrough on the Sinner serve who was controlled and aggressive from the back of the court and he finished off the opening set with a fine cross-court return to take the opening set in 36 minutes. The errors kept coming from Ruusuvuori at the start of the second and he lashed a forehand out which handed Sinner another break to go 2-0 up.