Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner stunned world number one Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 in an epic Miami Open semi-final duel on Friday, as Petra Kvitova set up a meeting with Elena Rybakina in the women's championship match.
Sinner needed everything in his arsenal to beat the defending champion in a rematch of their Indian Wells semi final and delivered with more than two dozen winners to set up a meeting with Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final.
The incident took its toll as Sinner broke Alcaraz to love in the ninth game, ending the U.S. Open champion's 21-set unbeaten streak. He will next face Medvedev, who survived a stern test from his friend and fellow Russian Karen Khachanov 7-6 3-6 6-3 for a tour-leading 28th victory this season earlier on Friday.
Medvedev, who entered the match having not dropped a set in Miami, showed his resolve and patience to consolidate an early break and race out to a 4-1 lead.
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