Sinner defeated Tien, reached the semifinals and will seek to break a personal curse in Indian Wells

ByDavid Mitchell
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Jannik Sinner (2nd ATP) had a brief and successful passage through the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000where he dispatched with great comfort to Learner Tien (27th). In just over an hour of play, the Italian gave his rival no options and scored a superb victory 6-1 and 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals of the first Masters 1000 of the season.

What seemed like a more complex match for the former world No. 1 beforehand, ended up being quite the opposite. He dominated the match from start to finish and did not give an erratic comeback option havewhich he had left on the road, among others, Ben Shelton (8th) and Alexander Davidovich Fokina (19th).

In this way, the owner of four Grand Slam titles and executioner of the Brazilian Joao Fonseca (35°) in the round of 16, reached the semifinals for the third time in the California desert, after what was done in 2023 and 2024. The peculiarity for Darren Cahill’s pupil is that in the two editions in which he was among the four best, he said goodbye precisely in this instance, after suffering the forcefulness of Carlos Alcaraz (1st).

Looking to debut in the final of this contest, Sinner will face the German Alexander Zverev (3rd)which is on the rise, after its resounding victory against Arthur Fils (32nd) 6-2 and 6-3. The record shows six Italian victories against four Germans.

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David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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