Second seed Jannik Sinner launched his quest for the Sunshine Double with a clinical straight-set win over world No. 76 Damir Dzumhur at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Saturday.
World number two Jannik Sinner made it through to the third round at the Miami Open presented by Itau with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over unseeded player Damir Dzumhur in 70 minutes on Stadium court.
Assessing his performance, the Indian Wells champion said: “For me, the transition game is very important...Today, starting with a break straightaway. I tried to be a bit aggressive.
“At times it worked very well, at times I made a couple of unforced errors, but I didn’t have a lot of time to adjust here. It’s very different than in Indian Wells. First-round matches are never easy, so I’m happy.”
With the victory, the Italian matched Novak Djokovic's record for most consecutive sets won at the Masters 1000 level with 24.
On Monday, he will step back on court to play either Tomas Machac or the 30th seed Corentin Moutet.
The Indian Wells champion stayed dominant throughout the encounter, courtesy of a perfect performance behind his serve, winning 90 percent of the points on his first serve and 69 percent on his second delivery overall.
Looking comfortable moving forward, he neutralized his opponent with confidence and feel, winning 10 of 13 net approaches.
In addition, he hit 21 winners against 18 unforced errors compared to Dzumhur's 8 and 18, respectively.
In complete control from the baseline, the 24-year-old imposed his trademark aggressive game, breaking early in the opening set.
Unrelenting, his superb all-court coverage took the 33-year-old off balance; however, the Bosnia-Herzegovina player found a way to generate a break point opportunity, which Sinner fended off with authority, firing an ace before notching the seventh game.
From there, he rushed to close out the first set 6-3 in 34 minutes with a hold to love.
Dzumhur made a strong start to the second set; nonetheless, as it wore on, Sinner shut the door by breaking twice on his way to wrapping up the set and the match with a solid display at Hard Rock Stadium.
"I try to improve as a player and put myself in the position to play as many matches as possible," he added after extending his winning streak at the Masters 1000 to 12 matches.
"I always treat every opponent in the same way, trying to come on court and do my best with a great attitude and trying to go for it.”