Jannik Sinner powered into the Miami Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, defeating unseeded American Alex Michelsen in straight sets to stay on course for the "Sunshine Double".
Italian second seed Sinner, who is bidding to follow up his triumph at Indian Wells with victory in Miami, bided his time before completing a 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) win in 1hr 41mins.
Eyes firmly on the prize 👁️ @janniksin's quest for the Sunshine Double rolls on as he navigates past Michelsen to reach his 20th Masters 1000 quarter-final! @MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/hO7rnOfbhb
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The four-time Grand Slam champion, who will face either 19th seed Frances Tiafoe or France's Terence Atmane in the last eight, was made to work hard by the 40th-ranked Michelsen.
After a cagey opening Sinner began to put pressure on Michelsen's serve in the ninth game of the first set, carving out three break points.
Michelsen rode out that storm but Sinner finally broke through in the 11th game before serving out for the first set.
Michelsen hit back in the second set, breaking Sinner for a 4-2 lead before holding to go 5-2 up.
Michelsen unleashes the HAMMER 🔨@MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/x63B3ZGwo8
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Michelsen though appeared to struggle with the bright late afternoon sunlight on the Hard Rock Stadium's main court, and Sinner pounced on the reprieve.
Sinner, came roaring back to force a tiebreak before sealing the win with a thumping serve that Michelsen could only return wide.
This is your cue to pick your jaw off the floor 😲@janniksin had NO business winning this point!!!@MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/7yDOzaqw8d
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In other fourth round games on Tuesday, Spanish qualifier Martin Landaluce, ranked 151st in the world, upset American 32nd seed Sebastian Korda to score a 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 victory.
The win marked another impressive victory for the 20-year-old Landaluce, who eliminated Russian 14th seed Karen Khachanov in the previous round.
Korda, who had beaten world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round, had a match point late in the second set but Landaluce survived to set up a quarterfinal meeting with Czech 21st seed Jiri Lehecka.
Landaluce, who had failed to register a single win at tour level in 2026 before arriving in Miami, dedicated his latest success to his late grandmother.
Creating memories in the 305 ⭐️
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Martin Landaluce becomes the fifth qualifier to reach the Miami quarter-finals! @MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/SJjctwBisf
"She would have been 101 last week, and she passed away a few months ago. I wanted to give her the victory," Landaluce said.
"I'm playing really good this week. I knew I had to do it because there are unbelievable players here. I'm super happy to be here playing with these amazing players."
Lehecka booked his place in the quarterfinals after ousting sixth seed Taylor Fritz in three sets, winning 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 in 2hr 25min.
Lehecka credited his "aggressive" approach to the decisive third set for the win.
"I just felt that in the third set, if I wanted to beat a guy like Taylor, I just needed to go for it and be aggressive," Lehecka said.
"I needed to show the courage that I wanted to win the point. That's what I tried to do, and it worked well."
American 22nd seed Tommy Paul set up a quarterfinal against France's Arthur Fils after cruising past Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry 6-1, 6-3.
Arthur is Box Office 🍿@ArthurFils storms into his fifth Masters 1000 quarter-final is sublime style. @MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/T2v6vOasi3
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Fils punched his ticket to the last eight with a 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 win over Monaco's Valentin Vacherot.