Sinner and Medvedev book Miami Open semi-final clash
Sinner broke the opening game serve from the Czech but Machac responded immediately to make it 1-1. Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner will face defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals of the Miami Open, a rematch of the Australian Open final won by Sinner. This will be Sinner's fourth semi of the season after overcoming two sets down to win the Australian open. Despite initially uncertain about his performance, Sinner managed to turn the match around, winning his first Grand Slam title at the AustralianOpen. Medvedeva expressed satisfaction over his performance and acknowledged the tough moments of the match.
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FILES: Italy's Jannik Sinner greets Russia's Daniil Medvedev (L) after victory in their men's singles final match on day 15 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
World number three Jannik Sinner will face defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals of the Miami Open - a rematch of the Australian Open final won by Sinner and last year's Miami title match.
Italy's Sinner, who rallied from two sets down to beat Medvedev and claim his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, will play in his fourth semi of the season after dealing with lively Machac in 91 minutes.
The crowd were on their feet to appreciate some brilliant defensive play from Sinner who eventually took charge of the set, breaking to go 4-3 up and then closing out.
"I didn't know exactly what to expect today. The first games I was looking a little bit at what kind of tactics could work or not," he added.
"I played good, especially in the important moments of the match, which makes it... the scoreboard, you see the score, but it's sometimes lying. Today was a little bit like that," said Sinner.
Medvedev missed a chance to win the match at 6-5 up when he came to the net for a routine conversion on match point but found the net - prompting a huge roar from the Chilean fans.
A thumping ace from Jarry made it 7-7 but it was followed with a poor effort which flew long and then on the third match point Medvedev wrapped up the win.
"In the first set I feel like I was playing good level, but nothing extra and it was enough to win, so I was happy about it," said Medvedev.
"Then he managed to play much better. It was tough rallies, tough points, he served better and yeah, it was a matter of a few points on the tiebreak like it is sometimes in tennis," he said.
"It was a pretty good atmosphere, you know even many times the referee was saying like players are ready, but I was like I don't care, it's actually not too bad, I've seen worse," he said.