Miami Open, Sinner defeats Medvedev and goes to the final: he can become number 2

Jannik Sinner confirms himself as Daniil Medvedev’s new bête noire and after his triumph at the Australian Open he gives the Russian a new, brutal defeat (6-1, 6-2) which earns the Italian the final at the Masters 1000 in Miami and the chance to become number 2 in the world. Having archived the misstep on the penultimate step of Indian Wells, Sinner relaunches himself for the assault also thanks to the involuntary assist of the current holder of the place, Carlos Alcaraz, who was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov who in the meantime beat the German Zverev (6-4, 6-7, 6-4) and awaits him in the final.

By winning the final, Sinner would reach the finish line but in the meantime he is enjoying the victory, the fifth in a row over the Russian, who was the title holder in Miami. If in Melbourne the South Tyrolean had to stage a spectacular comeback to get the better of the 28 year old from Moscow, he almost had no mercy on the fast man from Miami, protagonist of a spectacular performance which in just over an hour allowed him to annihilate the rival. Among the spectators was tennis legend Serena Williams, who could only have appreciated the quality of the 23-year-old Italian’s game.

Medvedev, fresh from defeat in the Indian Wells final at the hands of Alcaraz, currently seems inferior to his two younger rivals, even if the Spaniard is disconcerting with his marked ups and downs, while the Italian appears to be in constant and spectacular growth and with the last match in Miami he achieved his 21st victory on the ATP circuit in 2024. «I felt great on the court, I’m really happy with how it went. He made many mistakes and I took advantage of them”, Sinner said immediately. «I was expecting a very tough match and if he had broken me at the beginning of the match it would have been a different match. We’ll see how it goes on Sunday »Sinner said that now he feels like a very different player and person compared to a year ago (when he lost the final to the Russian, ed.). I hadn’t been able to sleep the night before. Now I manage these situations better and I hope to play well in the final. If I win well, if not I will have other opportunities.”

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