Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner won against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur and reached 24 consecutive sets won in Masters 1000 tournaments, tying Novak Djokovic's record. On the same day, Spanish player Rafael Jodar gave an impressive performance to advance to the third round of the Miami Open (USA). In this stage, he will face Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry, who today defeated Belgian Zizou Bergs in two tie-breaks. The day also brought the surprise of Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, ranked 41st, against Russian Andrey Rublev, ranked 16th, and the elimination of Spanish player Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in his tournament debut, who ended up losing his composure. Additionally, Paula Badosa was defeated by the young American Iva Jovic, 18, and Francisco Cerúndolo won the Argentine derby against Thiago Agustín Tirante.
Sinner ties with Djokovic Sinner, ranked second in the world, dispatched Dzumhur in just over an hour to advance to the third round of a tournament he had already won in 2024. The Italian has a streak of 12 consecutive matches without losing a single set in Masters 1000 events. He lost the first set in a tie-break and then had to save two break points in the second set that would have complicated his match.
Tabilo succeeds, but Davidovich and Badosa fall The Chilean caused a major upset by defeating Russian Andrey Rublev 6(5)-7, 6-2, 6-4, and will face American Alex Michelsen (n.40) on Monday. Tabilo reached this round after defeating Argentine Francisco Comesaña (n.82), with the goal of reaching the third match in a Masters 1000 for the first time in three years. The downside of the day was left for Davidovich and Badosa, who both lost in two sets. Davidovich (n.17) lost 7-6 (8), 6-4 to Halys (n.111) despite winning more points than his opponent (78-77), while Badosa, ranked 100th in the WTA rankings, lost 6-2, 6-1 with a conspicuous bandage on her left thigh. Badosa reached the No. 2 spot in the WTA rankings in April 2022 but is currently going through one of the most difficult moments in her career due to physical issues.
Cerúndolo will face Medvedev Cerúndolo will face Russian Daniil Medvedev (n.10) in the third round. Medvedev had a lot of trouble defeating Japanese player Rei Sakamoto (n.164) in his tournament debut today.
