After three straight devastating losses to Carlos Alcaraz on hard courts including a semifinal loss at Indian Wells, Jannik Sinner finally broke through against the teen with a strong 6-7(4-7), 6-4, 6-2 win to return to the Miami Masters final.

“It means a lot. We both played a very, very high level of tennis again. I just tried my best,” Sinner said. “In the third set I saw him struggle …

Petra Kvitova reached arguably her biggest final this decade topping Sorana Cirstea 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals Friday at the Miami Masters.

“I’m very happy for sure. I waited quite long to be in the final here. I’m happy I made it finally,” Kvitova said of her first Miami final. “It was very difficult, so I’m very happy to get through and to have a chance to play the final tomorrow.”

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Elena Rybakina won her 13th straight match rallying from a break down twice in the second set to defeat American No. 1 Jessica Pegula 7-6(7-3), 6-4 to reach the Miami Masters final.

The 7th-ranked Rybakina fired 11 aces and broke Pegula six times. She won the last four games of the match from down 4-2.

Into her 13th career final, Rybakina will seek a 5th career title against the Friday winner between …

The final four of the Miami Masters was set Thursday. And it’s a star-studded semifinal line-up with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, former Miami finalist Jannik Sinner and Russian big man Karen Khachanov.

Alcaraz, who just won Indian Wells, kept his “Sunshine Double” hopes alive blowing past American No. 1 Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-2.

Alcaraz, broke in the opening game and then proved to be the better all …

Just two of the four scheduled quarterfinals at the Miami Masters were completed on Wednesday, and those were from the night session.

Aryna Sabalenka began the day as the tournament favorite but the Australian Open champion was stunned in routine fashion by the hot-handed veteran from Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-4.

The 32-year-old Cirstea lost just five points on first serve while breaking the Belarussian five times including early in both sets …

The first semifinal is set at the Miami Masters and it will pit American No. 1 Jessica Pegula against the red-hot Indian Wells champion Elena Rybakina.

Rybakina won her 12th straight match rolling past the 25th-seeded Italian Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-0.

The 23-year-old Rybakina hit 10 aces, was 5 of 9 on break chance as she cruised taking the last eight games of the match. The Kazakh stays on course for a …

Late rains caused multiple rain delays but the men’s fourth round finished on scheduled with Daniil Medvedev closing things out just after 1:30am defeating Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-2.

Earlier, defending champ Carlos Alcaraz kept rolling dismissing Australian Open semifinalist Tommy Paul in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

Alcaraz lost only 7 points on first serve and faced just one break chance swatting that away. The teen earned early breaks in both sets. Paul …

American No. 1 Jessica Pegula moved closer to a first Miami Masters title easing past 31-year-old Magda Linette 6-1, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals.

The 29-year-old Pegula overcame a 5-2 second set deficit and a set point. She broke serve seven times in the match and dropped just seven points on her first serve. Linette won a total of four points of 22 on her second serve.

Pegula returns tomorrow to meet …

Second seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas made his debut this week and got tested Monday at the Miami Masters third round by Cristian Garin in a match that went the distance 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

The Greek was broken to drop the second but rebounded in the third breaking the Chilean qualifier for 5-4 then serving it out. Tsitsipas was solid on serve with 12 aces and only faced break points in that second …

There was little drama Sunday in the women’s draw at the Miami Masters for the conclusion of the third round as all eight matches finished in straight sets.

Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka rolled past fellow 24-year-old Marie Bouzkova 6-1, 6-2. The Belarussian lost just 10 total points on serve and never faced a break point.

Sabalenka will now face Barbora Krejcikova tomorrow night. The Czech former French champion eliminated American Madison …

The first seven matches of the Miami Masters third round all went straight sets. World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz continued his title defense topping Dusan Lajovic 6-0, 7-6(7-5).

The 19-year-old Alcaraz was 4 of 5 on break chances in the win which improves his record to 16-1 on the season.

“I feel fast on court, I am moving well,” Alcaraz told the ATP. “I am happy with the variety I am playing …

The second round came to a close in the men’s draw Saturday at the Miami Open. Daniil Medvedev took the court and didn’t disappoint rolling past 30-year-old Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena 6-1, 6-2.

The 27-year-old Medvedev was 4 of 4 on break chances, faced 1 break chances and never lost serve in the 62 minute match.

Carballes Baena slips to 0-11 against Top 10 players. Medvedev has won both of tour-level head-to-head …

The Miami Masters lost yet another Top 6 player today as home superstar Coco Gauff tumbled out to Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-7(10-8), 7-5, 6-2 in the third round.

The 19-year-old Gauff, rallied from 5-2 down in the first, then led by a set and 5-3 in the second before things unraveled as Potapova got her first win over the American in three tries. Gauff won just 41% of her second …

Three more top players fell by the wayside at the Miami Masters on Friday. Ons Jabeur, Caroline Garcia and Maria Sakkari all hit the exits in their first matches.

Sakkari began the last day of the women’s second by opening play in the first match on Stadium. But the Greek got bounced by former finalist Bianca Andreescu from a set down 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.

“I felt like I was on my heels …

Carlos Alcaraz opened his Miami Masters title defense with a dominating win over Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-0, 6-2. The 19-year-old Alcaraz lost just 4 points on first serve and broke serve six times in the match. He didn’t drop a point on serve in the first set while Bagnis won a total of seven points in the opening set.

“Well, it is different to be back here as a defending …