Jannik Sinner overcomes Alexander Bublik 7-6(5) 6-4 in the quarter in Miami on Wednesday. Sinner is going to play against Daniil Medvedev or Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. Jannik managed to recover from a break-down in both sets and Bublik had even the opportunity to serve-out the opening set when leading 5-4.
Jannik added to his prize money $ 32,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 93,000 until now in this event. If he wins the next match, the Italian will add $ 72,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 165,000.
After the match, Janni commented:
“We had a tough battle two weeks ago in Dubai. It was tough here today as well. It was strange today. He was changing the game… I never had this kind of match, to be honest… I just tried to stay there, stick into the match and I am happy about my performance today.”
Highlights Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Bublik Miami Open – Miami
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Sinner scored 88 points vs. Bublik’s 81.
Sinner
The Italian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.
Bublik
On the other side, Bublik was not so effective in converting his break points (only 22% – 2/9). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Sinner and Bublik is 2-0 for Jannik.
Draw and next match H2H: Jannik Sinner vs. Daniil Medvedev or Roberto Bautista Agut – stats
Sinner will face either Daniil Medvedev or Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinal. The head to head is 0-2 vs. Daniil Medvedev and 1-0 vs. Roberto Bautista Agut.
Live score progression and stats
Jannik clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Italian broke back in the 10th (5-5) game before bringing the set at the tiebreak that he won 7-5.
Tiebreak
Jannik won 5 minibreaks in the 6th (2-4), 7th (3-4), 10th (5-5), 11th (6-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, the Kazakhstani won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1) and 8th (5-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
Jannik converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-5 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A). The Italian saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. Moreover, on the other side, Alexander converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A).
They contested 93 points. This set was a huge battle since finally the Italian won just 1 point more than Alexander (47-46). The Italian lost 18 points on serve (27-18). on the other side of the court, Alexander conceded 20 points on serve (28-20).
Medvedev was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Sinner in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, Jannik refused to bow to come back to break Alexander in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).
Sinner converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Bublik converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 70 points. Jannik was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Alexander (38-32). The Italian surrendered 13 points on serve (22-13). on the other side of the court, the Kazakhstani conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).
Tennis Scores in Miami
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Alexander BublikBublik (7-65 6-4) – Stats and score progression
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