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Jannik Sinner Gets Better Of Alexander Zverev, Sets Up Miami Open Final Vs Jiri Lehecka
World number two Jannik Sinner of Italy extended his winning streak over fourth-ranked Alexander Zverev to seven matches on Friday, advancing to the Miami Open men’s final against Czech Jiri Lehecka.
The 24-year-old Italian increased his run of consecutive sets won at the elite Masters 1000 level to 32 by defeating Germany’s Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in 1 hour 53 minutes.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner, a four-time Grand Slam winner, also beat Alexander Zverev two weeks ago in the Indian Wells semi-finals and is chasing his second Miami Open title in three years.
Sinner is attempting to become the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the “Sunshine Double" by winning both Indian Wells and Miami in the same year.
Also pursuing a “Sunshine Double" is world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who will defend her Miami crown against American fourth seed Coco Gauff in Saturday’s WTA final.
Lehecka, seeded 21st, dominated 28th seed Arthur Fils of France 6-2, 6-2 in the other semi-final at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.
Lehecka is winless in three matches against Sinner and has yet to take a set from the Italian.
Sinner fired a forehand winner to break Zverev for a 3-1 lead in the opening set and held comfortably from there, sealing the set after 42 minutes with a service winner.
Neither player managed a break in the second set, forcing a tie-break that turned when Zverev sent an overhead smash long to give Sinner a 5-4 lead.
Zverev, who last defeated Sinner in the fourth round of the 2023 US Open, then drove a backhand wide on the next point, and Sinner closed out the match with another service winner, improving his head-to-head record against the German to 8-4.
Sinner is seeking his 26th career ATP title in what will be his 35th career final.
Lehecka, who has not dropped a set in the tournament, handed Fils his first four broken service games of the event to advance after just 75 minutes.
“It feels great. It’s definitely something I’ve been working towards the whole year and the whole pre-season," Lehecka said.
“I really trusted my game and the work I put in. It didn’t matter when, but I knew it would come and today was a nice example of how I want to play. I executed it well so I’m very happy with today’s performance."
Lehecka did not face a break point and broke Fils for the first time in the tournament in the opening game of the match when the Frenchman netted a forehand.
He also broke Fils in the penultimate game of each set and held serve in the following game each time to secure a place in his first ATP Masters 1000 final.
Lehecka will surpass his current career-high ranking of 16th next week. He is guaranteed to rise eight places to 14th and would climb to 12th with the title.
The 24-year-old is seeking his third ATP title after triumphs in Adelaide in 2024 and Brisbane in 2025. This will be the eighth final of his career, but his first at Masters 1000 level.
“I’m very excited that I’m in a final. It was definitely one of my goals," Lehecka said. “I’m just trying to do what I do best, and I definitely enjoy being on a court like this. So I’m trying to live in the present and we will see how it goes on Sunday."
It was the first Masters 1000 semi-final for Fils and only the second for Lehecka, after Madrid in 2024, where he retired due to a back injury that sidelined him for more than three months.
(With inputs from Agencies)
Source: News18
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