Tennis: Sinner advances to Miami Open final by beating Bautista Agut

MIAMI (AFP) – Italian teen Jannik Sinner advanced to the Miami Open final on Friday (April 2), rallying past Spanish seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the biggest championship match of his young career. Sinner, who reached last year’s French Open quarter-finals, defeated Bautista 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 after two hours and 28 minutes to... » read more

Tennis: Bautista Agut, Basilashvili through to final in windswept Qatar

DOHA (AFP) – Spain’s former champion Roberto Bautista Agut, the fifth seed, and Georgia’s unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili qualified on Friday (March 12) for the Qatar Open final, overcoming humid and windy conditions. Bautista Agut eased past Russia’s Andrey Rublev, ranked eighth in the world and the defending champion, with a dominating performance, 6-3, 6-3. Fresh... » read more