Tennis: Medvedev and Sinner advance, Ruud K.O.

The Russian Daniil Medvedev, defending champion, and the Italian Jannik Sinner (world No. 3) qualified on Tuesday for the quarter-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Miami (Florida, United States), unlike the Norwegian Casper Ruud (8th).

Medvedev won against the German Dominik Koepfer (50th) in two sets 7-6 (7/5) 6-0. Faced with the Frenchman Ugo Humbert's fall in the previous round, the world No.4 took time to get into his match, multiplying unforced errors and embarking on a delicate tie-break where he found himself trailing 4 points to zero. Medvedev then shifted into high gear, won the deciding game then the following six games to complete his qualification. “Sometimes it happens, when you lose the first set like he lost it,” he said after the match. “He played very well, he was probably closer (than me) to winning it because he was leading 4-0 in that tie-break, and when you lose a set like that, it takes a toll on your energy,” he said. -he continued.

However, the adventure is over for the Norwegian Casper Ruud (8th), defeated by the Chilean Nicolas Jarry (23rd) in two sets also 7-6 (7-3) 6-3. Medvedev and Jarry will meet in the quarter-final.

The Italian Jannik Sinner, impressive winner of the Australian Open in January, got rid of the Australian Christopher O'Connell (6-4, 6-3), not without difficulty. Sinner lost his serve in the first game of the match, before struggling throughout the first set against his opponent's one-handed backhand, often sliced ​​and short. But armed with the confidence of his great start to the year (two titles, only one defeat), Sinner (22 years old) knew how to tighten the game at the end of the set before rolling out in the next.

He will face in the quarters the surprising Czech Tomas Machac (60th), who defeated the Italian Matteo Arnaldi (38th) on Tuesday 6-3, 6-3 after having offered himself the No. 5 seed in the tournament in the second round, the Russian Andrey Rublev.