Jannik Sinner continues to rewrite history at the Miami Open 2026, defeating Alex Michelsen 7–5, 7–6 to reach the quarterfinals.
The win sees Sinner extend his record to 28 consecutive sets won in Masters 1000 event, the most by any man in history.
He also moves past Roger Federer for the third-highest win rate in Masters 1000 history, now sitting behind only Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Despite the straight-sets win, Sinner admitted he had to work through difficult moments, including trailing 2–5 in the second set:
“I felt like the serve helped me quite a lot today. Especially in important moments. Tiebreak also. Happy about that.”
“At the same time I know if I want to go far in this tournament I have to improve from the back of the court.”
He also pointed to the challenge of adapting to changing conditions:
“It’s completely different conditions than yesterday night. Today’s a day match. I’m happy how I fought. We try to go improve my level and we see how it goes.”
On adjusting his positioning during the match:
“Yeah, I didn’t feel my best tennis today. So I tried to find my way through. I know myself a bit better now. I know every day can be different. We try to improve and we try to keep going.”
The result continues a dominant run of:
28 consecutive sets won in Masters 1000 events
9 consecutive wins in Miami
20th Masters 1000 quarterfinal
5th Miami quarterfinal appearance
31 wins in his last 33 matches
Sinner has now reached at least the quarterfinal stage every time he has played in Miami.
