Miami Open: Jannik Sinner extends report successful run

Jannik Sinner prolonged his exceptional run with a 7-5 7-6 (7-4) win over Alex Michelsen on the Miami Open.

The Italian world quantity two claimed his twenty fifth and twenty sixth consecutive set wins at ATP Masters 1,000 occasions during his win over Corentin Moutet on Monday – setting a new record.

Sinner made it 28 units in a row by beating Michelsen however didn’t have all of it his personal manner. Having taken the primary set, he fell 5-2 down within the second earlier than coming again to win on a tie-break.

The four-time Grand Slam winner has triumphed on the previous two Masters 1,000 tournaments – at Indian Wells earlier this month and Paris in November – with out shedding a set.

In the ladies’s draw, Coco Gauff takes on Belinda Bencic in a quarter-final afterward Tuesday, whereas Karolina Muchova was the primary to energy into the semis with a 7-5 7-6 (7-5) win towards Canada’s Victoria Mboko.

Third seed Elena Rybakina ended Talia Gibson’s run late on Monday with a complete 6-2 6-2 win to maneuver into the final eight.

The 21-year-old Australian had received 11 of her previous 12 matches however was outclassed by two-time Grand Slam champion Rybakina, who will face fifth seed Jessica Pegula on Wednesday.