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Novak Djokovic Into Record 77th Masters Semi-Final At Monte Carlo As Jannik Sinner Shines | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Into Record 77th Masters Semi-Final At Monte Carlo As Jannik Sinner Shines | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic reached a record 77th Masters semi-final on Friday when he defeated Australia's Alex de Minaur in straight sets in Monte Carlo as in-form Jannik Sinner racked up his 25th victory of the year. Djokovic, the 36-year-old world number one came through a rollercoaster quarter-final to win 7-5, 6-4 and make the last-four in the principality for the first time since 2015 when he went on to claim his second title at the tournament. Djokovic, the oldest man to make the Monte Carlo semi-finals in the Open Era, will take on Casper Ruud of Norway for a place in Sunday's championship match."It was tough for both of us. He is one of the quickest players on tour. He gets a lot of balls back that normally 99 percent of other players don't," said Djokovic who avenged his loss to De ...
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Super Jannik Sinner Destroys Daniil Medvedev To Set Up Miami Final With Grigor Dimitrov | Cricket News
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Super Jannik Sinner Destroys Daniil Medvedev To Set Up Miami Final With Grigor Dimitrov | Cricket News

[ad_1] Italy's Jannik Sinner destroyed defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-2 in just 69 minutes on Friday to reach the final of the ATP Miami Open, where he will take on Grigor Dimitrov. Bulgarian Dimitrov made his third Masters 1000 series final after he beat fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4. Sinner will be the favorite against world number 12 Dimitrov, after his display of power and skill at Hard Rock Stadium swept away Medvedev. The Italian had lost to the Russian in the Miami final last year but rallied from two sets down to beat him in the Australian Open final in January.The outcome was never in doubt this time as Sinner utterly dominated from the outset.Sinner broke Medvedev's first service game to go 2-0 up in the opening set, pinning the Russian in the co...
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Jannik Sinner Powers Past Machac Into Miami Semifinals | Tennis News
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Jannik Sinner Powers Past Machac Into Miami Semifinals | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jannik Sinner will play in his fourth semi of the season after dealing with lively Machac.© AFPWorld number three Jannik Sinner moved into the semi-finals of the Miami Open in emphatic style on Wednesday, beating Czech Tomas Machac 6-4, 6-2. Italian Sinner, who won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open this year, will play in his fourth semi of the season after dealing with lively Machac in 91 minutes. Sinner broke the opening game serve from the Czech but Machac responded immediately to make it 1-1. The crowd were on their feet to appreciate some brilliant defensive play from Sinner who eventually took charge of the set, breaking to go 4-3 up and then closing out.The second set was more straightforward with Sinner breaking in the third game and never looking back.Desp...
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Carlos Alcaraz Hands Jannik Sinner First 2024 Loss To Return To Indian Wells Final | Tennis News
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Carlos Alcaraz Hands Jannik Sinner First 2024 Loss To Return To Indian Wells Final | Tennis News

[ad_1] Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz handed Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner his first defeat of 2024 to return to the Indian Wells ATP Masters final on Saturday, beating the Italian 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. The victory ended Sinner's 19-match winning streak, including a 16-0 start to the year, and insures Alcaraz will remain No. 2 in the world rankings next week. In Sunday's final, he will face either fourth-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev or American Tommy Paul with a chance to become the first repeat Indian Wells ATP champion since Novak Djokovic won three straight titles from 2014-2016.A match disrupted by an early three-hour rain delay proved worth the wait, the pulsating rallies thrilling the Stadium Court crowd."Matches with Jannik are always special," Alcaraz said. "I always demand ...
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Carlos Alcaraz Powers Through ‘Bee Invasion’, Alexander Zverev To Reach Indian Wells Semi-Finals | Tennis News
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Carlos Alcaraz Powers Through ‘Bee Invasion’, Alexander Zverev To Reach Indian Wells Semi-Finals | Tennis News

[ad_1] Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought off swarming bees and Alexander Zverev on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells. World number two Alcaraz was stung on the forehead and temporarily forced from the court as a "bee invasion" halted his quarter-final against Germany's Zverev with just two games completed. He looked none the worse for wear when play resumed after a delay of almost two hours, polishing off a 6-3, 6-1 victory and avenging a quarter-final loss to Zverev at the Australian Open.Sinner powered into the semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Czech Jiri Lehecka pushing his match win streak to 19.Sinner's win streak stretches back through last year's Davis Cup finals and includes a perfect 16-0 record in 2024.In Saturday's semi-fina...
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Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek Steam Ahead, Andy Murray Out At Indian Wells | Tennis News
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Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek Steam Ahead, Andy Murray Out At Indian Wells | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek led the charge into the third round of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters with identical runaway scorelines on Friday. But there was no joy for former number one Andy Murray, who suffered a 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 loss to fifth seed Andrey Rublev to exit the event where he lost the 2009 final to Rafael Nadal. Australian Open champion Sinner dominated Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-0 while women's world number one Swiatek did the same to American Danielle Collins.Italy's Sinner, seeded third, backed up his debut Grand Slam title in Melbourne with a victory in the ATP 500 level tournament at Rotterdam last month.He remains undefeated this season and completed a 13th consecutive match victory while improving to 4-0 over Kokkinakis.Sinner has won his last 15 meetings wit...
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Jannik Sinner In Rotterdam Semi-Finals As Injury-Plagued Milos Raonic Quits | Tennis News
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Jannik Sinner In Rotterdam Semi-Finals As Injury-Plagued Milos Raonic Quits | Tennis News

[ad_1] Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner reached the Rotterdam semi-finals on Friday when injury-plagued Milos Raonic was forced to retire at 1-1 in the second set of their last-eight clash. Top seed Sinner took the first set 7-6 (7/4) before the big-hitting 33-year-old Canadian called it quits after two more games. Sinner goes on to face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, who defeated Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) for a place in Sunday's final. "Obviously this is not the way you want to win the match," said Sinner. "I wish him a speedy recovery. I was actually playing and I w...
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Novak Djokovic Set For Indian Wells Return After 5 Years, Rafael Nadal Features On Entry List | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Set For Indian Wells Return After 5 Years, Rafael Nadal Features On Entry List | Tennis News

[ad_1] In an attempt to capture a record-tying sixth title in the Indian Wells, World No. 1 and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will return a return in BNP Paribas Open after a five-year hiatus. The five-time champion (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016) owns a tournament-record 20 consecutive match victories from his three-peat from 2014-2016. This week, the BNP Paribas Open revealed its player entry lists. The 2024 BNP Paribas Open, which will take place from March 3 to 17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, features a star-studded field of former Indian Wells champions and up-and-c...
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Aryna Sabalenka And Jaanik Sinner Fire Warning Shots At Australian Open | Tennis News
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Aryna Sabalenka And Jaanik Sinner Fire Warning Shots At Australian Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner emphatically stated their Australian Open title credentials on Friday, surging into the fourth round as a below-par Novak Djokovic prepared for another testing examination. US Open champion Coco Gauff also signalled her intent in a 6-0, 6-2 romp while 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva kept her dream run going with a battling fightback against France's Diane Parry. Belarusian defending champion Sabalenka was unstoppable in a crushing 6-0, 6-0 canter over 28th seed Lesia Tsurenko on Rod Laver Arena while Sinner dropped just four games in crushing Se...
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