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victory for Sinner!
he has now become the second player in the world in the ATP rankings.

The road to becoming number one is still long but feasible if Djokovic is no longer able to return to what he was in previous years.

Already in the next few months there could be an overtaking, which was unthinkable only a year ago!

I find it hard to give creditability to the H2H like Medvedev v Sinner for example,
Medvedev is longer playing tennis and Sinner has really entered a new phase of
his career. Its will be more interesting to see the H2H between Sinner and Alcaraz
or Rune because they are all starting their career's around the same time, just my opinion!

Myself anf my Wife are big fans of Sinner and for me also Medvedev but Dimitrov has
been a real sensation over the last couple of weeks and we both agree that we are happy
for either to win, should be a mightily entertaining final.

Fun fact, before been able of beating Medvedv for 5 times, he lost the previous 6.

The young player is not more mature, is still superyoung but I think that for the next 10 years we may have a new era of Nadal-Federer with Alcaraz and Sinner.

The reign Novak is starting to collapse.

We may have Rune also soon at their level but for now he is a step below.

Dimitrov deserves this final, he's been playing in tremendous form recently. Unfortunately for him, so has Sinner.

They played 3 times against each other so far, Sinner's leading 2-1, he won the last 2, both of them on hard, both of them quite easily.
I expect more of the same, Sinner's the perfect player to counter Dimitrov's playstyle even when he's on top of his game.

Dimitrov to win a set @2.05 however is something that looks attractive enough to play.

Collins is rumoured to play her last tournament before the maternity leave so she will give her all to win it. I won't even mention that she is playing on home soil. Rybakina, on the other hand, played mostly 3 set matches in Miami and is likely running out of steam. Let's wait and see tonight!

This is Grigor Dimitrov's second consecutive victory over Carlos Alcaraz because last year he also succeeded in beating Alcaraz at the Shanghai Masters, and in the final Dimitrov will meet Sinner because in the semifinals Dimitrov also succeeded in eliminating Zverev in a three-set match.
What are Dimitrov's chances of beating Sinner in the final? I quite hope he makes a surprise by beating the Italian, but it looks quite tough because Sinner is back in good form after the defeat at Indian Wells and at the Miami Open he only dropped one set to advance to the final, my prediction is that it will be three sets.

Women's final, Rybakina vs Collins, Rybakina is the favorite but it seems because of her better ranking because overall Collins appeared more convincing here, Rybakina was almost eliminated several times here but in h2h Rybakina is better, a three set match is very possible.

I think I would have slightly favoured Zverev too in a way but Zverev could only win
1 set through a tie break, Dimitrov 'seems' to be getting better and better this season.
It must be his mentality  because his talent was always there. Amazing really.


That was an unreal Tennis match from both players but for different reasons, Sinner
right from the first game was on it and was hitting all his spots while Medvedev was
the opposite, he looked powerless with no ideas of how to compete with Sinner.

The final is set and judging by the performance of both players it could be an absolute
cracker of a final with Sinner winning.

Yes, that is right. Sinner would then become number 2, while Medvedev would remain at numberr 4.
Sinner has won the last 5 matches against Medvedev. He is probably becoming his favourite opponent. But Medvedev also made some mistakes in this match that he does not normally make. But Sinner also played very confidently and sovereignly.

He did it again, Sinner managed to beat Menedev again and is in another ATP 1000 final.

If I remember the predictions correctly given that Alcaraz was beaten in the quarter-finals, if he wins the tournament he become the number two in the world for the first time in his career.

really satisfying victory for Sinner 6-1 6-2.
Now he is one step away from the title.
Well...at this level, "everything is possible" but I think he can now be considered the favorite in all respects.

It's not easy and a bit speculative but it's really worth playing the single games... very nice odds and impressive percentage this year....

Medvedev vs Sinner

This is going to be a very tough one to actually predict. And this is a game that could go either way for sure. I believe it is going to be very competitive and this is not going to end early at all. Both of the players are very good and also good opponents for each other. But if we look at head to head comparison, Medvedev is going to be the winner. Because in 12 head to head matches he has been able to win eight of them. So that is something to keep in mind.


https://m.aiscore.com/head-to-head/tennis/daniil-medvedev-vs-jannik-sinner


Dimitrov vs Zverev

I think this is a little easier to predict because Zverev should be the winner in this match. First of all, I believe he is a better player. And secondly, he has been able to win the majority of the head-to-head matches between them. 7 to 2 to be exact.

That was the best tennis from Dimitrov from the very first second. But also very unusual. Very aggressive. Very often at the net. I have not  usually see anything like that from him. If he plays like that against Zverev in the semi-finals, it will be difficult for Zverev. The two have played against each other eight times so far and Dimitrov has only won once. But now he has a great chance to reach the final with a lot of self-confidence after he beated Alcaraz.

That just shoots down one of my comments from earlier that Alcaraz is just too
strong for everyone ATM possibly even Sinner. . . and then there is Dimitrov who is
playing super Tennis this season. Just watched the replay, Dimitrov proved in that
match why he was compared 20 years ago to Roger!

Looking forward to the semi finals now, two very appealing line ups, Medvedev
v Sinner, Dimitrov v Zverev. Big question is can Dimitrov reset and repeat?

On the WTA side its Collins v Rybakina, hard to pick a winner here although Rybakina
is favourite at 1.50

Grigor Dimitrov beats Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets while also breaking him 4 times in 2 sets. Alcaraz holds one of the best ever win record against Single hand backhand players but that didn't deter Dimitrov from going all out, guns blazing and completely outclassing Alcaraz. Alcaraz, is probably tired of playing and winning so many matches in a row as he had also won the Indian Wells tournament but misses out on the Miami Open.

Seems like Azarenka vs Rybakina might to full 3 sets and that is where Azarenka has been shining this tournament and I won't be surprised if she qualifies further.

I also expect to see a very nice game between Alcaraz vs Dimitrov but I can't see Alcaraz losing this one but I do expect Dimitrov to win 1 set.

Sascha Zverev has just eliminated Maroszan in straight sets 6:3. 7:5. Azarenka v Rybakina next.

mmm I don't know... since the last time I saw Musetti play live (in Rome against Tsitsipas) it seemed to me that his performance had dropped a lot... in almost all tournaments this year he was barely able to get through 1/2 rounds, definitely far from his standards or for his level reached in ATP ranking.

Musetti is definitely showing signs of improvement over the last few tournaments, he will
be more of a force as he gets stronger and stronger. The way Alcaraz is playing I dont think
anyone can beat him, I dare to say even Sinner might not do it. He is surely on for the "Sunshine Double".

Its interesting to see all top 4 seeds competing for the 4 spots in the quarter finals, Sinner
is first through after beating Machac


Yes its unfortunate and very frustrating for him. I was watching the match when he
got injured and his frustration was visible, he knows its going to take longer now to
heal than he would if he was younger, he is missing out on game time and its a step back
for him.

Bad news for Andy Murray fans because he announced that he was injured again so he will be out for some time and that is quite unfortunate.

It is almost impossible for a player to continue winning even though she is a great player because previously Iga also experienced the same thing, she was very impressive at the Doha Open but lost at the Dubai Open, and a repeat where she won the Indian Wells without dropping a single set but lost early to a player who was not taken into account able to do it.
I watched the match and I could see how frustrated Iga was against Alexandrova, especially in the second set, the game of the world number one player got worse and made a lot of mistakes.

It's a shame that Musetti failed to provide strong resistance to Alcaraz so he was knocked out as I think he would be a fairly even opponent for Alcaraz to at least take a set but that didn't happen, and Alcaraz will face Dimitrov in quarter-final.

In the women's section after Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff were eliminated, Elena Rybakina will be the favorite but her performance has not been very convincing so far because she has had to face three-set matches several times including beating Maria Sakkari, and the player who has been very impressive so far is Danielle Collins just lost one set and facing Caroline Garcia in the quarterfinals will be an even match if Caroline Garcia continues to perform as well as in her previous match.
Jessica Pegula against Alexandrova will also be evenly matched and the American is the favorite for advance to semifinals but it won't be easy seeing as how Alexandrova can beat Iga Swiatek before.

Yea it looks like the same players are edging towards the final stages as Indian Wells,
Medvedev, Sinner won today also and I'm just watching Alcaraz v Musetti ATM and
Alcaraz looks just too strong.

Two in form players coming up next de Minaur v Marozsan. de Minaur is favourite but
Marozsan for under 21.5 @ 2.22 is very tempting...


No sunshine double for Iga, its an upset for sure losing at this stage of the competition,
not even getting to the semi's and its not the first time.