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Published By: Siddharth Sriram
Last Updated: March 28, 2024, 08:41 IST
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Jannik Sinner in action (Credit: AFP)
Despite the comfortable margin of victory, Sinner said Machac deserved praise for his energetic and aggressive performance.
World number three Jannik Sinner moved into the semi-finals of the Miami Open in emphatic style on Wednesday, beating Czech Tomas Machac 6-4, 6-2.
Italian Sinner, who won his first Grand Slam title at this year’s Australian Open, will be playing in his fourth semi-final of the season after dealing with a spirited Machac in 91 minutes.
Sinner broke the Czech’s opener but Machac immediately responded to make it 1-1.
The crowd was on their feet to appreciate some great defensive play from Sinner who eventually took charge of the set, breaking to go 4-3 up and then closing out.
The second set was more straightforward with Sinner breaking in the third game and never looking back.
Despite the comfortable margin of victory, Sinner said Machac deserved praise for his energetic and aggressive performance.
“He has incredible talent. He is extremely fast, also physically he is in great condition,” said the third world.
“I didn’t know exactly what to expect today. The first games I was looking a bit at what kind of tactics might work or not,” he added.
“I played well, especially in the important moments of the game, which makes it … the scoreboard, you see the score, but it sometimes lies. Today was a bit like this,” said Sinner.
The 22-year-old will next face the winner of Wednesday’s quarter-final between defending champion Daniil Medvedev and Chile’s Nicolas Jarry.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)
