Jannik Sinner of Italy beat Francis Tiafoe of the United States 6-2, 6-2 in 71 minutes to advance to the Miami Open semifinals. The world number one did not drop a set en route to the quarters and dominated with 14 aces. Sinner eyes the Sunshine Double after winning Indian Wells.
Jannik Sinner dispatched 19th-seeded Francis Tiafoe in straight sets during the Miami Open quarterfinals. The 24-year-old Italian, a four-time Grand Slam champion, converted 4 of 7 break points while facing none himself. He won 83% of first-serve points and 69% of second-serve points, finishing with 14 aces and just one double fault. On return, Sinner captured 47% of Tiafoe's first serves and 59% of his second serves in the 71-minute match held in South Florida. Sinner leads Tiafoe 4-1 head-to-head, with their last meeting in August 2024. Tiafoe, who rose from 30th to 20th in rankings after reaching the Acapulco final, saved match points in prior rounds but faltered against Sinner's precision. The Italian has won six Masters 1000 titles and now pursues the Sunshine Double—consecutive victories at Indian Wells and Miami—last achieved by Roger Federer in 2017. Sinner awaits the winner of Alexander Zverev versus Francisco Cerundolo, leading Zverev 7-4 and Cerundolo 4-2 head-to-head. He has reached the Miami final three times, winning in 2024 against Grigor Dimitrov, but lost to Hubert Hurkacz in 2021 and Daniil Medvedev in 2023. In 2022, he retired injured in the quarters against Cerundolo.
