Sinner sets up Indian Wells semi-final with Zverev after crushing Tien

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Sinner[/a] is in the semi-finals at the prestigious ATP and WTA Masters 1000 for the third time, but he has never made it to the championship match.[/p][p]The four-time Grand Slam champion was untroubled by 27th-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tien-learner/xUHOBJK6/"]Tien[/a], capitalising on a double fault from the 20-year-old American for a break in the second game and cruising from there.[/p][p]Sinner broke Tien four times and saved all four break points he faced, including two in the final game as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/tien-l-xUHOBJK6/?mid=pYhKbJFk"]he closed out the match in 66 minutes[/a].[/p][embed guid="e8180b5f-670c-4cac-a3d0-c6a1b61fe4b8" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cMCeC58qao&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flashscore.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE" social-type="youtube" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a] reached the Indian Wells semi-finals for the first time with a similarly comfortable [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=nTVr3kE4"]6-2, 6-3[/a] victory over France's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a].[/p][p]Zverev became just the fifth player to reach the semi-finals of all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, an accomplishment he called "very special" as he joined a club featuring [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/federer-roger/GrsQDFC0/"]Roger Federer[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nadal-rafael/xUwlUnRK/"]Rafael Nadal[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murray-andy/tYvP6939/"]Andy Murray[/a].[/p][p]He was in control throughout against Fils, who was coming off an impressive win over ninth-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/auger-aliassime-felix/CzXh4LAb/"]Felix Auger-Aliassime[/a].[/p][p]Zverev broke the 21-year-old Frenchman to open the match, and his break for a 4-1 lead on a Fils double fault prompted a racquet-mangling outburst from Fils.[/p][p]Zverev broke again at 4-2 in the second as he cruised to the victory, saving all three break points he faced.[/p][p]"[b]I think I played quicker today than the last couple of matches (against Fils). I think I took the time away and the ability for him to be extremely aggressive[/b]."[/p][embed guid="77368494-2d4c-4a3e-b484-c70cfefb58f3" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPzHz8PvSyk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flashscore.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE" social-type="youtube" /][p]Later quarter-final action features world number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] -- aiming to extend his unbeaten start to 2026 -- as well as defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/draper-jack/SWxNhpmK/"]Jack Draper[/a].[/p][p]Spain's Alcaraz, who lifted the Indian Wells trophy in 2023 and 2024, is on a 15-0 winning streak after following his Australian Open triumph with a title in Qatar.[/p][p]He takes on 2021 Indian Wells champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norrie-cameron/pvzhJGY8/"]Cameron Norrie[/a], who beat Alcaraz in the second round of the Paris Masters 1000 last year.[/p][p]Draper, back after missing the better part of six months with an arm injury, will face two-time Indian Wells finalist [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Daniil Medvedev[/a].[/p]