Miami Open: Jannick Sinner continues strong performance, reaches semi-finals
Jannik Sinner defeated American Frances Tiafoe to reach the semi-finals at the Miami Open, winning sets 29 and 30 in a row at the ATP Masters 1,000.
The Italian world number two broke Novak Djokovic’s 10-year-old record of 24 shots on Monday and never looked back after breaking Tiafoe in the first set, winning 6-2 6-2 in 71 minutes.
The world number 20 had no reaction to Sinner’s dominant performance, dropping just nine points in two sets.
Sinner, a four-time Grand Slam champion, will face Germany’s world No. 4 Alexander Zverev or Argentina’s Francesco Cerundolo in the semi-finals.
“I thought I served really well in the big moments,” Sinner said on Sky Sports.
“I thought he was probably a little tired because he had some tough three-set matches here, so I tried to be more physical at the beginning and that definitely helped.”
The other semi-final will pit French player Arthur Fels against Czech player Jiri Lehka.
Sinner aims to become the first player since Roger Federer in 2017 to win the “sunshine double” of Indian Wells and the Miami Open in the same year.
The 24-year-old has appeared in the Miami Open five times, reaching the semifinals four times and winning the 2024 event.
