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Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev will meet in the semi-finals at the 2026 Miami Open, and the duo have shared their thoughts ahead of the encounter.<\/p>\n<p>The pair both earned dominant wins in their quarter-final matches in Miami on Thursday, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> downing Frances Tiafoe 6-2 6-2 before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Zverev<\/a> hammered Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 6-2.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is aiming to win the Miami Open for the second time after his triumph in 2024, while he is also bidding to complete the Sunshine Double for the first time after he claimed his maiden Indian Wells title earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time Grand Slam champion is on a 10-match winning streak, having won 20 sets in a row since the start of Indian Wells.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev is chasing his first-ever Miami Open title, having been a runner-up at the last edition of the event held at Crandon Park in 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>Miami Open News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-carlos-alcaraz-coco-gauff-overtakes-iga-swiatek-aryna-sabalenka-jannik-sinner\"><strong>Gauff overtakes Swiatek before Sabalenka clash as Alcaraz \u2018social life\u2019 questioned &amp; Sinner makes history<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-robotic-narrative-criticised-emma-raducanus-former-coach\"><strong>Jannik Sinner \u2018robotic narrative\u2019 criticised by Emma Raducanu\u2019s former coach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The semi-final, which will be played on Friday, will be the 12th encounter between Sinner and Zverev. Sinner leads the head-to-head 7-4 and has won the last six matches after Zverev won four of the first five.<\/p>\n<p>In their previous meeting, Sinner earned a decisive 6-2, 6-4 victory against Zverev in the Indian Wells semi-finals less than two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zverev: <\/strong>\u201c[Playing Sinner] will be the toughest test. I\u2019m looking forward to it. I\u2019ve been feeling quite well, and hopefully it\u2019ll continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tennis Channel, Zverev said: \u201cWe had some very close matches in the last couple of years, couple of months as well. All of them went his way, so I just hope for a different outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Indian Wells, I played a bad match. The shot that let me down the most was my serve; I was serving terrible. I hope that changes tomorrow. I\u2019m gonna do my best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sinner: <\/strong>\u201cTo be hungry [for more success], I think is quite natural.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMentally, you have to stay calm and be relaxed also off the court, because I played a lot of tennis in the past three or four weeks with all the practice sessions and everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to keep going. I know this is my last tournament on hard courts before going on clay, so I\u2019m very happy to make the semis again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-may-never-win-miami-open-again-emma-raducanu-ex-coach\">Carlos Alcaraz may never win the Miami Open again for one reason \u2013 Emma Raducanu\u2019s ex-coach<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev said ahead of Miami Open semi-final clash Ewan West 27 Mar 2026 2:00 PM Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev will meet in the semi-finals at the 2026 Miami Open, and the duo have shared their thoughts ahead of the encounter. 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