10.00 pm – There is no match with Medvedev, Sinner never stops
(Gaia Piccardi) The chess master is always Sinner. Medvedev is a Kasparov without castling and without forehand (5 free errors in the first set alone), nailed like a collector’s insect on the diagonal of the backhand by a unleashed Jannik, who then sinks with the drive. There is no pathos or match in Miami, the red baron sterilizes the worries with a perfect match, his quiet strength reaches the final for the second consecutive year, eliminating the reigning champion: from Russia without any fury, Daniil Medvedev .
The lesson of the first two sets of the Australian Open was useful. Sinner is the player who never makes the same mistake twice, so two months later he is the one who starts off like a rocket so as not to run the risk of having to chase: he makes two of the 7 break points that the Russian gives him buried by embarrassing statistics (47% of points won with the first), he doesn’t need overtime, just a small shot to cancel out two 2-1 chances, then he runs away. 6-1, too good to be true. This is the anticipated final of the tournament, by winning the second Master 1000 of his career tomorrow he would climb another position in the rankings: number 2, to the detriment of Carlos Alcaraz, who has regressed to puberty (“I felt like an inexperienced thirteen-year-old”) in the quarterfinals against the handsome Dimitrov, skilled in sinking his stylish tennis into the inadequacy of Ercolino’s ball depth, ending up in (another) black hole of lucidity. Jannik doesn’t allow himself any breaks, instead, he pushes on the accelerator. He wants everything, and now. The haze of his tennis with Griekspoor, O’Connell and Machac, three consecutive matches in which he had broken serve, evaporated under the Florida sun. With Medvedev the battle plan was to never leave the initiative to the Russian, forced to perform miracles to bring home the point (60 against 37 in the end), demoralized and complaining, unable to make any reaction.
If until January top tennis was a championship for four (Djokovic, Alcaraz, Medvedev and Sinner, mentioned in the ranking order of the time: it seems like centuries ago), 61 days later, as king of the Australian Open, Baron red is magnified: evidently the clash with Alcaraz in Indian Wells was functional to all this beauty, to the work of dismantling the Russian number 4, to the consolidation of the leadership towards the ATP Finals in Turin, to other anecdotes good for Sinner’s hagiography . The second set doesn’t differ too much from the first: Medvedev is too upset to regroup and attempt a comeback. With nothing left to lose, the man from Moscow lets go of his arm and tries to get under him, but Sinner doesn’t let him. He takes the partial (6-2), closes in record time (1h09′) annexing the fifth success in a row (now 5-6) over a rival who was first suffered, then chased, finally dismantled piece by piece, like a puzzle of which the last card has been lost.
Djokovic absent, Alcaraz imploded, we don’t see who can stop this Sinner on a mission on behalf of the tennis gods: neither Zverev (with whom the blue is behind in direct comparisons 4-1) nor Dimitrov (2-1) , on the field during the night in the other semi-final, seem equipped for such a titanic undertaking. And so the third final in Miami in four years could be the good one to get to the clay court season (the calendar doesn’t allow any respite: next week we’ll already play in Monte Carlo) with the new ranking and other certainties in the bag.  «I felt great on the pitch, very comfortable – he said immediately -. He made a lot of mistakes, I took advantage of it. I expected a very tough match, but it ended quickly.” As in Melbourne, too much Jannik Sinner for everyone. “I am a different player, and a different person. Not remotely perfect. I remember that here, in 2021, I was unable to sleep due to agitation: now I manage my emotions better”. Emotions await him in the final tomorrow, to shake his hand tightly.
Ore 21:26 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1, 6-2: Jannik in the final
Sinner dominates this semifinal of the Masters 1000 in Miami, eliminating an unrecognizable Medvedev in two sets and giving him just three games in the entire match which lasted just over an hour. Now the last act of the tournament, where victory and second place in the ATP rankings are up for grabs.
Ore 21:19 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1, 5-2
Medvedev holds serve. Now the change of pitch and Sinner serving for the match.
Ore 21:14 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1, 5-1
Sinner one step away from the final of the Masters 1000 in Miami. Now Medvedev at the service.
Ore 21:09 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1, 4-1
Double break also in this second set: Sinner takes off again.
Ore 21:06 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1, 3-1
Sinner closes the fourth game with two aces in a row and tries to extend his lead again after dominating the first set.
Ore 21:00 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1, 2-1
The Russian breaks the score: after three games it’s 2-1, Medvedev holds serve.
Ore 20:57 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1, 2-0
Ten consecutive points, one for Medvedev, then another two won and in the second set Sinner consolidates the break and goes 2-0.
Ore 20:54 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1, 1-0
Another break from Sinner immediately. The game seems one-sided.
Ore 20:49 – Sinner-Medvedev 6-1
The first set goes to Jannik who does nothing wrong.
Ore 20:47 – Sinner-Medvedev 5-1
In the sixth game, the score changes and Medvedev manages to remove the “zero” next to his name. Now Sinner serves for the set.
Ore 20:43 – Sinner-Medvedev 5-0
The fifth game also goes to Sinner. Incredible start for the blue in this semi-final.
Ore 20:41 – Sinner-Medvedev 4-0
Another break from Jannik who takes off.
Ore 20:32 – Sinner-Medvedev 3-0
Sinner starts strong and wins the first three games, still leaving the Russian scoreless.
Ore 20:26 – Sinner-Medvedev 2-0
At the third break point, Sinner takes away Medvedev’s serve and extends: 2 games to zero in this first set.
Ore 20:20 – Sinner-Medvedev 1-0
Sinner holds serve and starts well against the Russian. His the first game.
The semi-final of the Miami Masters 1000 between Sinner and Medvedev begins. Jannik serving, the Russian chose to receive.
8.07pm – Tennis players on the court
Sinner and Medvedev enter central court. Now the coin toss and the usual photos before the warm-up and the start of this semi-final.
7.57pm – Sinner and Medvedev will soon be on the pitch
The women’s doubles match ended on central court: the Dabrowski-Routliffe pair eliminated the Muhammad-Parks duo in three sets. Therefore, Sinner and Medvedev will soon be able to enter the field and start warming up.
7.55pm – The weather in Miami
Sun and a temperature around 20 degrees: these are the weather forecasts for Miami. The rain, which interrupted Sinner’s matches against Vavassori and Griekspoor, is not forecast at all for today.
Today’s match in the semifinal of the Masters 1000 in Miami will be the 11th match between Sinner and Medvedev. The total balance of the previous matches is 6-4 in favor of the Russian, but the last four matches have been won by the Italian, including the final of the Melbourne slam.
7.25pm - How Medvedev gets to this semi-final
In 2022 Medvedev briefly ousted Djokovic from the top position in the ATP rankings. Now he has slipped to number 4, just behind Sinner. But it is forbidden to underestimate the Russian.
7.15pm – Tennis coaches: divorces, hugs and arguments
In recent days, Djokovic has separated from Ivanisevic and Sonego has separated from coach Arbino. Same conclusion of the relationship but different goodbyes. Sonny, who had already been training alone for a few days, greeted his historic coach with a long post on Instagram and two photos, thanking him for being “like a father”. Djokovic, on the other hand, would have parted ways with Ivanisevic in a less peaceful manner.
6.50pm – The fall of Alcaraz
While many were anticipating a final between Sinner and Alcaraz right from the start of the tournament, a bit like a new showdown to take (or keep) the place behind Djokovic in the ATP ranking, Grigor Dimitrov took care not to make it happen what we had been talking about for days.
6.45pm – One step away from the final
Medvedev therefore seeks revenge in the Australian Open final, Sinner seeks second place in the ATP rankings. The blue’s 2024 numbers are impressive: 21 wins, 1 defeat against Alcaraz in Indian Wells, 7 sets lost out of 54, just 4 tie-breaks played.
There was a time when Medvedev was an insurmountable opponent for Sinner, but no longer.
6.40pm – Sinner-Medvedev, where to watch the semi-final on TV
It’s the day of the semifinal of the Masters 1000 in Miami. Sinner challenges Medvedev, again after the final of the Australian Open, won by the blue who began his 2024 which is still growing with that triumph.
The start of the meeting is scheduled for 8pm Italian time.
2024-03-29 21:00:37
#Jannik #final #Russian #eliminated #sets #Corriere.it
