Despite that display of excellence in, well, everything, Sinner—leading Alcaraz by a break at the time—dropped the set to the world No. 1 in their Miami Open semifinal. It was the 21st consecutive set he'd won.
Unfazed, the 21-year-old Italian later pushed the match to a decider. Alcaraz led the second set by a break before Sinner's (somehow) improved play, and some possible fitness issues, befell the Indian Wells champion.
Some three hours after the match had begun, Sinner closed out Alcaraz, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2—and in the process:
- Leveled their head-to-head record at 3-3
- Set up a Miami final with Daniil Medvedev on Sunday
- Ensured that Novak Djokovic will return to the No. 1 ranking position on Monday (Alcaraz will drop to No. 2)
More to come on this match from Steve Tignor.