Sinner, excited before the semi-final with Medvedev, gave the Russian a bad thought: “It will be over in an hour”

Winner of the first Grand Slam of the year, at the Australian Open, Sinner qualified for the penultimate act of the competition after defeating Czech ATP No. 60 Tomas Machac 6-4, 6-2.

For a place in the grand final at the Miami Open, Sinner will duel with the Russian Daniil Medvedev, whom he defeated in the last act in Melbourne, after an absolutely masterful comeback. The Russian then clearly won the first two sets and seemed to be heading for the trophy, but Jannik reinvented himself and turned the tide of the match, winning the decider.

Now, the two will meet again in the semi-finals in Miami, and the Italian is thinking about the grand final. After an extremely good run in Florida, Jannik Sinner shows that he is going through a very good moment of his career and warns Medvedev that he needs to play at his highest level to cause him problems.

Asked about his upcoming duel with Daniil Medvedev, which will represent for the Russian the moment of revenge after the lost final in Antipozi, the Italian had a tasty answer, which should also be treated as an alarm signal.

“Obviously it’s going to be a tough match. He reached the final at Indian Wells. He also has a lot of confidence. He’s playing really well, especially in this tournament. Last year he won.

It will be a very tactical match. I have to be prepared.

After last night’s success, Jannik Sinner became the youngest player to reach his third semi-final at the Miami Open (at 22 years and 223 days). The previous record was held by Jim Courier (23 years and 214 days).

Jannik Sinner has won 33 of his last 35 matches, losing only to Novak Djokovic, no. 1 world (ATP Finals 2023) and of Carlos Alcaraz, no. 2 world (SF at Indian Wells 2024)

In the semifinals, Sinner will face Daniil Medvedev, the reigning champion and world number four, who also prevailed in two sets in the quarterfinals, against the Chilean Nicolas Jarry (seed number 22), 6-2. 7-6 (9/7).

The Russian has developed a real “Sinner complex” in the last year, losing the last 4 straight games. Daniil’s previous success against the Italian came even in Miami, in the final a year ago, 7-5, 6-3.

Sinner has a 20-1 win/loss ratio in 2024, and even though in some games – notably with Griekspoor in Miami, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 – he has shown that he also has weaknesses in his game , found the way to victory. Medvedev explained that this is the prerogative of the great champions and he hopes to be able to give the Italian a stronger reply than in recent months.

“Jannik is playing better and better and his confidence is at the highest level. I watched him on TV in most of the matches and I saw that in some games he seems to have problems, but he always manages to find solutions. That’s what great champions do . It will be a big challenge for me and I will try to be at 100%”, said Medvedev, quoted by atptour.com.