MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., March 26 (UPI) -- Jannik Sinner was a steaming howitzer, spraying fuzzy felt shells across an Oasis blue court, as an exhausted Frances Tiafoe struggled to find his footing in a dominant quarterfinal victory Thursday at the 2026 Miami Open.
The Italian tennis sensation, who missed the tournament last year because of a doping ban, roared into his fourth Miami Open semifinal with the 6-2, 6-2 triumph at Hard Rock Stadium. He needed just 71 minutes to dispatched the American.
"I know that he might be slightly tired, so I tried to make it as physical as possible," Sinner said in his on-court interview.
With the victory, Sinner, who won the 2024 Miami Open title, also inched closer to becoming just the eighth man to achieve a sunshine double. Roger Federer was the last to accomplish the feat -- winning consecutive-titles at Indian Wells and Miami in the same year -- when he did so in 2017.
Sinner won each of his first four 2026 Miami Open matches in straight sets, extending his record of 30 consecutive set victories.
