Italian sweeps Tiafoe aside 6-2, 6-2 to reach semis
France’s Fils wins thriller against Paul
The past nine days at the Miami Open have not been kind to most of the world’s best male tennis players. One by one, so many have fallen, most dumped out with mediocre performances. Even Carlos Alcaraz, the world No 1, was not immune to the string of giantkillings in Florida.
One man remains completely unbothered. Having broken Novak Djokovic’s 2016 record for most consecutive sets won at Masters 1000 events earlier in the tournament, Jannik Sinner has continued to bulldoze through the draw as he tries to follow up his recent Indian Wells title by winning the Sunshine Double. He rolled into the semi-finals of the Miami Open with a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over the 19th seed, Frances Tiafoe.
It was a 10th consecutive victory for Sinner, who has bounced back brilliantly after an underwhelming start to his season. He has lost serve only once in the tournament, a set in which he demonstrated mental toughness by recovering from 2-5 down in the second set tie-break of a bruising fourth-round match against Alex Michelsen of the US. Sinner has now won 30 consecutive sets at Masters 1000 events, extending his record.
