JAKARTA - Alexander Zverev managed to defeat Francisco Cerundolo in a straight two-set match to meet second seed Jannik Sinner in the 2026 Miami Open semifinals.
The German tennis player, who is the third seed, won 6-1 and 6-2 against Cerundolo on Thursday night, US time or Friday, March 27, 2026, Indonesian time.
The victory also marked the first time that the 28-year-old tennis player managed to reach the last four at the Indian Wells and Miami Open in the same season.
The meeting with Sinner will certainly be a tough test for Zverev after passing through an easy journey in the quarterfinals. On paper, he has a record of losing a meeting with the Italian.
"Tomorrow (against Sinner) will be the toughest test. I'm looking forward to it. I feel pretty good and hopefully this condition continues," said Zverev after advancing to the semifinals of the 25th ATP Masters 1000 in his career.
Zverev never lost control throughout the one-hour, five-minute match against Cerundolo, who is the 18th seed at the tournament.
The two-time ATP Finals champion managed to put 76 percent (32/46) of his first serve and won 84 percent (27/32) of the points from the serve. He also converted four of the seven break points he got.
It was Zverev's fourth straight win over the Argentine, a record that now sees him go 4-3 in their head-to-head. Two of those four wins have come this year, all in two sets.
Before defeating Cerundolo in Miami, Zverev also won in their clash at the 2026 Australian Open in January. The other two victories occurred last year, in a row at the ATP Masters 1000 Canada and Davis Cup Finals.
Before Zverev's easy victory, Sinner had already secured the semi-final ticket. He continued his perfect performance to send home the host Frances Tiafoe with a score of 6-2 and 6-2.
The duel between Zverev and Sinner is a repeat of the 2026 Indian Wells semifinal party earlier this month. At that time Sinner won two sets straight, which was his sixth consecutive victory over Zverev and changed the record of winning-losing their meeting to 7-4.
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