ATP M 1000 MIAMI. By Emiliano Naftali
Jannik Sinner, No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, overcame home hope Alex Michelsen 7-5, 7-6(4) at Hard Rock Stadium to keep his mission to complete the coveted ‘Sunshine Double’ on track. Indian Wells champion Sinner rallied from 2-5 in the second set to complete a one-hour, 42-minute triumph and improve his tally of consecutive sets won at Masters 1000 events to a record-extending 28.
“I felt like the serve helped me quite a lot today, especially in important moments and in the tie-break, so I’m happy about that,” said Sinner. “At the same time, I know that if I want to go far in this tournament, I have to improve from the back of the court. Tomorrow is a day off, which helps me and I will try to find good rhythm in the practice session. Then we’ll see how things go.
Four-time Grand Slam winner Sinner came from 5-2 down in the second set to secure a meeting with American 19th seed Frances Tiafoe.
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Sinner has won the past two Masters 1,000 tournaments – in Paris in November and Indian Wells this month – without losing a set.
Sinner, who won the Miami Open in 2024, is the only former champion still in the tournament.
He is set to reduce the gap to world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the rankings following the Spaniard’s third-round defeat by Sebastian Korda.
“It’s completely different conditions to last night, so I’m happy how I fought. It was very close. A very close match against Alex. He’s a tough opponent, so I’m very happy.”