Sinner squares up against Medvedev in Miami finals

The court is set as Italy’s Jannik Sinner battle Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Miami Open finals today.

Sinner had ended Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes of the “Sunshine Double” and his reign as world No 1, triumphing 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2 in their Miami Open semifinal on Friday.

Medvedev reached his fifth straight ATP Tour final with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov.

The intense, high-quality set was eventually won by the Spaniard after a tie-break, but an inspired Sinner fought back in the second.

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Sinner broke in the first game and although Alcaraz broke back to make it 2-2, the 21-year-old Italian sensed his moment was arriving and showed confidence in his powerful groundstrokes.