A handshake at the net would not suffice.Īlcaraz, whose five-set victory over 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic ended at 2:23 a.m. When the 382nd, and final, point was over, Sinner and Alcaraz hugged each other. "But tomorrow, I will wake up - or today, I will wake up - trying to somehow only the positives." "This one will hurt for quite a while," said No. The 20-year-old also advanced to the last eight at the Australian Open and Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.He also used words such as "unbelievable" and "amazing." No hyperbole there.
This week he triumphed over Emil Ruusuvuori, Pablo Carreno Busta and Nick Kyrgios to reach his third tour-level quarter-final of the year.
Especially when I slide, but also when I move, when it makes contact with the shoe is tough, but we have to figure out and find a way.” "The last game against Nick, I had felt it, and today I tried but it didn't work. “It's a blister, and I couldn't move,” Sinner said in his post-match press conference. #NextGenATP star Sinner turned heads when he became the second-youngest finalist in Miami’s 36-year tournament history aged 19 last season. The Argentine overcame Tiafoe in a tough three-set battle in his previous match, hammering forehands and demonstrating great agility as he showcased his hard-court prowess to outlast the American.Ĭerundolo, who reached his maiden tour-level the final in Buenos Aires last year, has enjoyed a strong 2022 campaign, winning an ATP Challenger Tour title on clay before soaring into the semi-finals in Rio de Janeiro. It is everything I have dreamed of.”Ĭerundolo will aim to continue his fairytale run when he faces second-seeded German Alexander Zverev or Norway’s Casper Ruud in the semi-finals in Florida. I didn’t see anything wrong and I hope he is ok, he is a great player. “When I was serving at 3-1, 30/0, I saw him bending down. “I didn’t know anything,” Cerundolo said in his on-court interview. The 23-year-old earned standout victories over Tallon Griekspoor, Reilly Opelka (second-set retirement), Gael Monfils and Frances Tiafoe en route to his match with Sinner.
Cerundolo is the lowest-ranked men's singles semi-finalist in tournament history (1985-2019, 2021-22) and the first player to reach the singles semi-finals on his Masters 1000 debut since Jerzy Janowicz advanced to the final at the Rolex Paris Masters in 2012. 103 held a 0-2 tour-level record on hard courts prior to this week, but is now into the last four on his ATP Masters 1000 debut. The Argentine was leading 4-1 in the first set when Sinner called the match after 23 minutes. Francisco Cerundolo advanced into the semi-finals at the Miami Open presented by Itau Wednesday after Italian Jannik Sinner was forced to retire due to foot blisters.
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