Miami, March 27 – Alexander Zverev secured a dominant 6-1, 6-2 victory over Francisco Cerundolo to set up a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open.
This victory marks the first time that the 27-year-old German has reached the last four in both Indian Wells and Miami in the same season.
Cerundolo, who reached the Miami semi-finals on his debut in 2022 and the quarter-finals in 2023 and 2025, appeared to be back in form after defeating World No. 10 Daniil Medvedev in the third round.
However, the Argentine was unable to match Zverev's level, missing out on a chance to advance to his third ATP Masters 1000 semi-final, according to ATP reports.
With the quarter-final victory, Zverev secured his fourth consecutive win against Cerundolo, increasing his head-to-head record against the Argentine to 4-3.
Zverev will now focus on his semi-final match against Sinner, who leads 7-4 in their rivalry, having won each of their past six encounters.
"Tomorrow will be the toughest test," Zverev said after advancing to his 25th ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. "I'm looking forward to it. I've been feeling quite well, and hopefully it will continue."
Earlier, Sinner defeated home favourite Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 6-2 to secure his semi-final spot at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Florida.
Sinner is aiming to become the first man to complete the coveted 'Sunshine Double' of winning both the Indian Wells and Miami Open in the same year since Roger Federer in 2017.
Sinner dropped just nine points on serve en route to Thursday's victory, which he finished with an overall Performance Rating of 9.65 (well above the ATP Tour average of 7.29) according to TDI Insights, ATP reports.
"To be hungry [for more success], I think is quite natural," said Sinner after his 10th consecutive match win. "Mentally, you have to stay calm and relaxed, both on and off the court. I'm trying to keep going. I know this is my last tournament on hard courts before going on clay, so I'm very happy to make the semi-finals again."