( Hubert Hurkacz & Jannik Sinner)
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Patna : World No 31 Jannik Sinner, 19, Italy, and World No 37 Hubert Hurkacz, 24, Poland, will clash in the final of Miami Open, Florida, USA, on April 4, 2021. Sinner, the 21st seed, battled past 7th seed Roberto Bautistsa Agut, 32, Spain, in three-sets in semi-finals while 26th seed Hurkacz defeated 4th seed Andrey Rublev, 23, Russia, in straight sets in semi-finals.
Sinner upset World N0 12 Roberto Bautistsa Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in semi-finals in 2hr 29 minutes on April 2, 2021, late night, coming back from one set down. Sinner fired 5 Aces in the match to 2 by Agut. The Italian won 4 break points during the match to 3 by the Spainiard. Both the players won 3 games each in a row during the match. Sinner, in all, won 98 points during the match to 91 by Agut, who had defeated top seed & World No 2 Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia, in quarter-finals in straight sets. Sinner had defeated 32nd seed Alexander Bublik, 23, Kazakhstan, in straight sets in QFs.
Hubert Hurkacz stunned World No 8 Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4 in 87 minutes in semi-finals on April 3, 2021. Hurkacz fired 8 Aces during the match to 2 by the Russian. The Pole won 3 break points during the match to 1 by Rublev. Hurkacz won 3 games in a row in the match to 2 by the Russian. Hurkacz, in all, won 72 points to 60 by Rublev. Hurkacz had upset 2nd seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 22, Greece, in QFs.