Sinner sinks 'tired' Tiafoe to reach Miami Open semifinals
Italian Jannik Sinner dominated American Frances Tiafoe in 70 minutes to reach his fourth Miami Open semifinal Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Jannik Sinner advanced to his fourth Miami Open semifinal with a straight-sets win over American Frances Tiafoe on Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla. Photo by Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. , March 26 (UPI) -- Jannik Sinner was a steaming howitzer, spraying fuzzy felt shells across an Oasis blue court, as an exhausted Frances Tiafoe struggled to find his footing in a dominant quarterfinal victory Thursday at the 2026 Miami Open.
The Italian tennis sensation, who missed the tournament last year because of a doping ban, roared into his fourth Miami Open semifinal with the 6-2, 6-2 triumph at Hard Rock Stadium. He needed just 71 minutes to dispatched the American. "I know that he might be slightly tired, so I tried to make it as physical as possible," Sinner said in his on-court interview.
With the victory, Sinner, who won the 2024 Miami Open title, also inched closer to becoming just the eighth man to achieve a sunshine double. Roger Federer was the last to accomplish the feat -- winning consecutive-titles at Indian Wells and Miami in the same year -- when he did so in 2017. Sinner won each of his first four 2026 Miami Open matches in straight sets, extending his record of 30 consecutive set victories.
The world's No. 2 player will take on No. 19 Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina or No.