Miami Open: Jannik Sinner makes history, moves past Djokovic in Masters 1000 streak
Jannik Sinner makes history at the Miami Open, surpassing Novak Djokovic’s 24-set Masters 1000 record with a dominant third-round win over Moutet.
Jannik Sinner makes history at the Miami Open, surpassing Novak Djokovic’s 24-set Masters 1000 record with a dominant third-round win over Moutet.
The win also saw Sinner equal Novak Djokovic’s record for the most consecutive sets won at the ATP Masters 1000 level, stretching his streak to 24.
Beaten in five sets after leading 2-0 in the Australian Open final, fifth seed Daniil Medvedev stunned World No.1 Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller in the men's singles quarterfinal at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Top seeds Indian-Australian pair, currently ranked second in the world, needed a Match Tie-break to advance. The duo overcame Dutch-Australian pair John-Patrick Smith and Sem Verbeek 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 10-7 to reach the last four.
With Wednesday’s win, Murray joined Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the 30-win club in Miami. The Serbian boasts 44 wins in South Florida while Nadal has 40.
For the first time in 10 years, Sorana Cirstea will play in the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event after the unseeded Romanian upset No.2 seed and reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals at the Miami Open, here.
Taylor Fritz advanced to the quarterfinals of the Miami Open for the first time on Tuesday, overcoming Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4 in the first Top 10 clash at this year's event, here.
Two-time former champion Andy Murray suffered a 6-4, 7-5 defeat at the hands of Serbia's Dusan Lajovic in the opening round of the Miami Open, here.
World number one men's tennis player Novak Djokovic has been denied entry to the United States over his vaccination status and he will miss next week's ATP Masters 1000 Miami Open in Florida.
Murray and his wife, Kim, welcomed their fourth child on March 12.
