Jannik Sinner easily defeated Tomas Machac 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday, advancing to the semifinals of the Miami Open. He is now set to face Russian Daniil Medvedev in an attractive rematch of the Australian Open last.
Medvedev, seeded third, secured his spot within the semifinals with a 6-2, 7-6 (7) victory over Nicolas Jarry.
Their upcoming match will likely be extremely anticipated, as Sinner mounted a exceptional comeback from two units down at Melbourne Park in January to defeat Medvedev and declare his first Grand Slam title.
“It’s going to be a tactical match, potentially,” second seed Sinner advised reporters. “I’ve to be prepared if he begins off in an analogous approach as in Australia.
“I have to be ready and trying to understand it before. Then maybe he’s going to change a couple of things. It’s going to be an interesting test for me.”
The opening set of the primary quarterfinal performed in humid circumstances hinged on a Machac service sport at 3-3, the place the unseeded Czech’s forehand missed its goal on break level to present Sinner a 4-3 lead.
The Italian wrapped up the set with a love maintain when Machac was unable to place a second serve again in play.
In the second set, Machac’s forehand sailed lengthy to present Sinner the break and a 2-1 lead. Sinner broke once more with a backhand winner for 4-1 and closed out the competition with a serve out broad.
“I didn’t exactly know what to expect today,” Sinner mentioned after his twentieth win of the yr.
“The first games I was looking a little bit what kind of tactics could work or not … Today I played good, especially in the important moments of the match.”
Sinner has misplaced just one match this yr, falling within the semifinals of Indian Wells to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz.
Defending Miami champion Medvedev will symbolize one other difficult check because the Russian has been in imperious type within the event, reaching the semis with out dropping a set.
He was pushed onerous within the second set of his encounter with Chilean Jarry however got here by within the tiebreak, clinching on his third match level.
“The first set I feel like I was playing a good level, nothing like extra, and it was enough to win,” Medvedev mentioned.
“Tough rallies and tough points. He served better and it was a matter of a few points on the tiebreak, like it is sometimes in tennis … Happy that I managed to win.”
Medvedev regarded forward to an amazing problem towards Sinner.
“He’s playing better and better. He’s confident. Even some matches I watch on TV and he’s in a little trouble he manages to find solutions and that’s what champions do,” Medvedev added.
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