Jannik Sinner break Djokovic record for Miami Open, dey chase sunshine double

Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner don break one big record wey Novak Djokovic hold for ten years for ATP Masters 1000 events. For Miami Open, Sinner win against Corentin Moutet with straight sets 6-1, 6-4, and dat one make am win 26 consecutive sets for Masters 1000 tournaments. Dis record pass di previous one wey Djokovic set for 2016 with 24 sets. Sinner don already win Paris Masters and Indian Wells dis year without losing any set, and now e dey aim to win Miami Open to complete di sunshine double.

For im reaction to di record, Sinner talk say e dey happy but e no dey play tennis just for records. “I’m very happy, but in di same time I no dey play for dis. Everything fit happen. Dis sport dey unpredictable, so we dey try to keep our concentration high as much as we fit, and den we go see wetin dey come for next round,” Sinner talk after im match. Di Italian player dey show consistency wey don make am one of di top players for men tennis now.

For im next match for round of 16, Sinner face American player Alex Michelsen. Di match begin around 8pm for Stadium court, and Sinner dey look to extend im winning streak to 27 consecutive sets. For di first set against Michelsen, Sinner win 7-5 after 48 minutes of play. Michelsen try well well, but Sinner quality show for di end. Dis na Sinner 27th straight set for Masters 1000 championships.

One interesting moment happen for di match when Sinner accidentally hit Michelsen for back with di ball. Sinner quickly apologize for di incident by raising im hands and racket. Michelsen dey hold im own for di first set with 4-3 lead at one point, but Sinner come back to take control.

For women side of di tournament, Belinda Bencic don reach quarter-finals after beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-2. Bencic serve well well with 87 percent first serves and win 72 percent of dose points. After im match, Bencic talk about sweet moment wey happen off-court where Jannik Sinner dey play football with her daughter Bella. “Yes, it was so sweet. Jannik is very sweet to her and she’s very skeptical at everyone,” Bencic talk. “I hope later she can realize who was talking to her and I think it’s a very sweet interaction also for me, so it was nice to see.”

Bencic now go face Coco Gauff for quarter-finals. Gauff don reach last eight for first time for Miami Open after beating Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Gauff talk say she get advice from social media to go to net more often, and she use am for match point. “Honestly, I saw a tweet that said I should go to the net more. I was like, ‘Yeah, you’re right! I win a lot in that point’, so I honestly was thinking about that on match point,” Gauff explain.

For other matches, Karolina Muchova don beat Victoria Mboko 7-5, 7-6 to reach semi-finals. Sebastian Korda, wey beat world number one Carlos Alcaraz for third round, don lose to Martin Landaluce 2-6, 7-6, 6-4. Dis loss come as surprise because Korda just beat Alcaraz yesterday. Boris Becker don talk say Alcaraz early exit fit be good thing for di Spaniard to rest.

Daniil Medvedev, wey be recent Indian Wells runner-up, don lose to Francisco Cerundolo 6-0, 4-6, 7-5. Cerundolo talk say: “I didn’t know what to expect, it was a great match, super tough. It was my first match against Daniil. He’s probably one of the only guys on tour who I have never played.”

For doubles, Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison don reach quarter-finals after beating John Peers and Evan King 6-1, 6-4. Di tournament dey continue with more round of 16 matches for men and quarter-finals for women. Jannik Sinner remain one of di favorites to win di title as e dey chase history-making sunshine double achievement.