Miami Open: Sinner to face Lehecka in final after defeating Zverev in wild tiebreak

[p][b]02:15 CET - [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] moves on to his fourth Miami final after defeating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a] in straight sets following a back-and-forth tie break [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=Ye6lsQpf"]6-3, 7(7)-6(4)[/a].[/p][p]After it was even at 4-4 in the tiebreak, Zverev lost a serve in the next game, leaving Sinner to take over the next two en route to a win. This is Sinner's 11th Masters final and also his 11th straight win at the tournament.[/p][p]Sinner has now won 33 of his last 35 matches and seven straight against Zverev as he's now one more win away from a Sunshine Double. He'll face Jiri Lehecka, who made quick work of Arthur Fils earlier in the day.[/p][embed guid="489de627-18e4-446b-9131-64138229f4bc" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2037698865017606502?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]01:00 CET - [/b]Sinner takes the first set 6-3 against Zverev after putting up seven aces. [/p][embed guid="cbdebe18-673a-4a70-a354-4e1c480ee743" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2037676938299404550?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]00:00 CET - [/b]We are just five minutes away from the second semi-final getting underway as world number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] takes on world number four [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=Ye6lsQpf"]Follow the semi-final with Flashscore[/a]![/b][/p][p][b]21:30 CET - [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lehecka-jiri/6PlgfXKR/"]Jiri Lehecka[/a] is through to the final in Miami after brushing aside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] with ease in a match that lasted under an hour and 20 minutes. In both sets, the 21st seed secured the double break whilst remaining dominant on serve, winning 82% of his first serves en route to a routine and deserved victory. [/p][embed guid="67047798-9dfe-4c4c-acb5-9dff51d6a5e9" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2037629731785302321" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]20:55 CET - [/b]It is advantage [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lehecka-jiri/6PlgfXKR/"]Jiri Lehecka[/a] in the first ATP Miami semi-final after a dominant first set performance from the Czech player against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a]. [/p][embed guid="b9c5e2f3-f57e-453e-8cd3-64bf81a1d1a3" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2037618221411438655" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]20:04 CET - [/b]We are minutes away from the start of play, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lehecka-jiri/6PlgfXKR/"]Jiri Lehecka[/a] set to lock horns for a spot in the Miami final.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/lehecka-j-6PlgfXKR/?mid=MZVfHUCt"]Follow the clash with us at Flashscore![/a][/b][/p][p][b]19:10 CET - [/b]The second semi-final is between world number two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] and world number four [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a]. The Italian won the Miami title in 2024, while Zverev is a former finalist, having lost to John Isner in 2018.[/p][p]Sinner is on a simply stunning run in Masters 1000 events. He has won a record 30 consecutive sets at this level, including title runs in Paris at the end of last year and Indian Wells a few weeks ago.[/p][p]En route to the semis, he has beaten players like Corentin Moutet, Alex Michelsen and Frances Tiafoe. He now stands on the verge of becoming the eighth man to win the 'Sunshine Double' (winning both Indian Wells and Miami in the same season), and the first since Roger Federer in 2017.[/p][p]Meanwhile, Zverev continues to show incredible consistency, regularly going deep in tournaments and reaching the final stages. However, he often falls short when coming up against Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, but he has another chance here to prove he has the quality to mix it with those two.[/p][p]The German has beaten the likes of Marin Cilic, Quentin Halys and Francisco Cerundolo to get here, losing just a single set against the former.[/p][p]On paper, the head-to-head looks close between the pair, with Sinner winning seven and Zverev four. However, Sinner has won their last six meetings in a row, establishing a real dominance over his opponent. How can Zverev turn the tables today?[/p][image alt="Sinner - Zverev H2H" id="dd06c344-e22b-4e93-b36b-e8e6663ecf0d" credit-line="Profmedia / Flashscore" guid="e3f21f8b-c1c1-4c83-8c03-c9d38df3de11" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]18:11 CET - [/b]The first semi-final is between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lehecka-jiri/6PlgfXKR/"]Jiri Lehecka[/a], and a win for either would be massive, as they would move into a first Masters 1000 final.[/p][p]Lehecka has been in a 1000 semi-final once before in Madrid, but had to retire against Felix Auger-Aliassime at 3-3 in the first set. However, Fils has never reached this stage.[/p][p]The Czech has dropped just one set en route to the semis, beating the likes of Taylor Fritz and qualifier Martin Landaluce.[/p][p]Fils has had more of a tough time, needing three sets to get through Valentin Vacherot and Tommy Paul. He had to save four match points at 6-2 down in the final set tiebreak to see off the latter.[/p][p]Fils leads the head-to-head 2-1, and won their last match-up in Doha a few weeks ago. Lehecka will be the fitter of the two, and that could be a deciding factor with Fils returning from a lengthy injury layoff recently.[/p][image alt="Fils - Lehecka H2H" id="806990e2-e613-4d78-80cc-ca62817cd07d" credit-line="Profimedia / Flashscore" guid="dbbd5423-a1fc-4609-ac89-e2919c37fac4" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]17:00 CET - [/b]Welcome back to our live coverage of the Miami Open this evening, and by the end of play today, we will know who our men's finalists are![/p][p]The opening last-four clash gets underway at [b]20:00 CET[/b], as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lehecka-jiri/6PlgfXKR/"]Jiri Lehecka[/a] go head to head for a maiden appearance in a Masters 1000 final.[/p][p]21-year-old starlet Fils' return from a lengthy injury layoff has been so impressive, and after an epic quarter-final win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paul-tommy/pd3ye1BS/"]Tommy Paul[/a], he will have to find the strength to overcome Lehecka, who has had a slightly easier route to this stage, beating qualifier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/landaluce-martin/AoOnGZEp/"]Martin Landaluce[/a] in the last round.[/p][embed guid="ae3054d8-3fea-49ad-b1a7-b84b54c5afee" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2037469683692044529" social-type="twitter" /][p]The second semi-final sees world number two and heavy favourite to win the title, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a], go up against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a] in a rematch of their recent Indian Wells meeting in the same round.[/p][p]Sinner crushed Zverev in that match and has won their last six meetings, and he will be desperate to go on and win the 'Sunshine Double' after his triumph at Indian Wells.[/p][p]We will preview both semi-finals in more detail in the next few hours.[/p]