The Italian Jannik Sinner He staggered a bit when he was subdued by Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000. He knew of the difficulty of the match, because the Spaniard was defending his crown and had already recovered his sensations, but he did not expect the forcefulness of the result after having started with an overwhelming start.
Sinner lost 1-6, 6-3 and 6-2. The Murcian changed tactics, slowed down the game, picked up the ball and shot in the middle so as not to give the opponent any strength or angle, and it was rounded.
For the Australian Open and Rotterdam champion it was his first KO of the season. He might have entered a phase of doubt, but he has not lost his composure in the face of the rapid arrival of the Masters 1000 ATP de Miami, where he became the first semi-finalist of the 2024 edition.
He achieved his 20th victory of the course, in 21 matches, ratifying his expected superiority over the executioner of Andrey Rublev o Andy Murray, the czech Tomas Machacrookie in a few quarters of a Masters 1000.
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Sinner, 22 years old and No. 3, won his first duel with Machac, 23 years old and No. 60, 6-4 and 6-2 in an hour and a half. On Friday he will seek a third final in Miami, where he lost those in 2021 and 2023, against Hubert Hurkacz and Daniil Medvedevrespectively.
He could meet Medvedev again, this time in the penultimate round, if the Russian wins his quarterfinal match against the Chilean Nicholas Jarry. The Spanish dawn of Thursday, not before 01:30 am.
Tomas Machac
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2024-03-27 20:57:26
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