Yannick Sinner respected his favorite status and easily defeated Czech Tomas Machak (60 ATP), 6-4, 6-2, in the quarterfinals of the ATP 1000 tournament in Miami.

Yannick Sinner advanced to the semifinals of the ATP tournament in Miami

Coming off the best season of his career with just one loss in his last 26 matches, Yannick Sinner reached the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Miami on Wednesday.

Tomasz Masak was brilliant in the first set, even managing to take a two-set lead before the Italian won more games in a row.

The second set was entirely up to the second favorite, who qualified after an hour and 32 minutes of play.

In the semifinals, Yannick Sinner will meet the winner of Nicolas Jarry and Daniil Medvedev.

ATP Miami, quarterfinals

Thomas Mahak – Yannick Sinner (2) 4-6, 2-6

Carlos Alcaraz (1) – Grigor Dimitrov (11)

Oleksandr Zverev (4) – Fabian Marozsan

Nikolay Jarry (22) – Daniil Medvedev (3)

The ATP Masters 1000 Miami Open tournament will take place from March 20 to 31. The game is played on a hard surface, with 96 players in the main draw and a total of $8,995,555 in prize money. The champion of the title is Daniil Medvedev.