INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Jannik Sinner defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-3 to achieve the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, operating his profitable streak to 16 consecutive matches this yr.
Sinner’s streak consists of the Australian Open title he gained in January. The Italian is 19-0 total courting to final yr’s Davis Cup. He’s gained 21 of his final 22 units.
“You earned this stuff by working laborious and believing,” Sinner stated in a Tennis Channel interview. “I’m simply glad to be on this equation. It doesn’t matter for those who’re 16-0 or no matter.”
Sinner made simply 4 unforced errors within the first set when Lehecka had 17 miscues.
Sinner received the lone break within the second set within the fourth sport with a backhand winner. Lehecka erased Sinner’s first match level within the eighth sport earlier than Sinner transformed his fourth match level in serving it out.
“I’ve improved many issues which makes me extra assured on the courtroom,” Sinner stated.
High-ranked Iga Swiatek rallied from a 1-4 deficit within the first set and superior when Caroline Wozniacki needed to give up their quarterfinal.
Swiatek was main 6-4 and had simply damaged Wozniacki to open the second set when the Dane retired due to a proper foot difficulty. She had jammed a toenail on her foot earlier within the match and had a coach retape it between units.
Wozniacki, the 2011 match champion and former world No. 1, raced to a 4-1 lead within the first when Swiatek dedicated a lot of her 17 unforced errors.
However Swiatek turned it on from there, profitable the ultimate 5 video games to take the primary set. She broke Wozniacki in a four-deuce sport to shut out the set through which Swiatek had 17 winners in entrance of actor Will Ferrell.
Swiatek moved on to the semifinals for the third straight yr within the Southern California desert, having dropped simply 14 video games in her matches thus far. Wozniacki was within the seventh match of her comeback since retiring 3 1/2 years in the past, marrying and having two kids.
Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine defeated Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 7-5 for the primary time in three profession conferences to achieve the semifinals.
All eight quarterfinals had been being performed on the identical day for the primary time on the mixed ATP Tour and WTA Tour occasion.
