Jannik Sinner survives five match points in Miami Open thriller; Coco Gauff, Cameron Norrie advance

Jannik Sinner saved five match points to advance past Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 in a sensational display in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday. Carreno Busta had Sinner on the ropes in the 10th game of the second set, nearly breaking him for the match before the Italian recovered to hold his serve and converted on a chance in the next game. They traded breaks in the third before a marathon 10th game in which the Spaniard nearly broke his opponent for the win four times. The world number 11 Sinner, who launched 15 aces across the net across the entire match, survived and converted on a chance in the next game to seize the advantage. Serving for the match, he clinched the affair with a forehand winner as the crowd at Miami leapt to its feet and cheered.

The 2021 runner-up next faces Australian Nick Kyrgios, who put in a clinical performance to down Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-4, dropping just five first-serve points. GAUFF ADVANCESElsewhere in the day's action, American Coco Gauff kept alive her bid for a maiden WTA 1000 title, firing off five aces to overcome China's Zhang Shuai 7-6(1), 7-5 in a tightly fought contest. "I just kind of mentally was hanging in there. I wasn't playing my best. She's a tough player to play," Gauff told reporters. "I knew it was going to be a tough match, and I was glad that I was able to pull it out today."

British number one Cameron Norrie overcame a false start to keep his hopes of winning a second Masters 1000 title alive, beating Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 7-5. Norrie, who triumphed at Indian Wells last year and won at Delray Beach five weeks ago, opened the contest by dropping his serve but kept his nerve as three break points went begging in the next game