Miami [US], March 25 (ANI): The world number two Italian tennis sensation Jannik Sinner made it to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Miami Open, making a late comeback against home favourite Alex Michelsen in a gripping contest.On Tuesday, Sinner beat Michelsen 7-5, 7-6(4) at Hard Rock Stadium, coming back from being down 2-5 in the second set, went into a tie-break, and then completed a win after one hour and 42 minutes. He also kept his happy ATP Masters 1000 events streak going, making it 28 successive set wins in a row, a record-extending effort.”I felt like the serve helped me quite a lot today, especially in important moments and in the tie-break, so I’m happy about that,” said Sinner as quoted by ATP’s official website.”At the same time, I know that if I want to go far in this tournament, I have to improve from the back of the court. Tomorrow is a day off, which helps me, and I will try to find a good rhythm in the practice session. Then we will see how things go,” he said.”It is completely different conditions to last night, so I am happy with how I fought. It was very close. A very close match against Alex. He is a tough opponent, so I’m very happy,” he added.Sinner won 90 per cent of his points behind his first serve during the win and would be aiming to produce a dominant show against 19th seed Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinal.The Italian said that he did not feel he played his best tennis during the match, so “he tried to find a way through.””I know myself a little bit better now, so I know that every day can be a little bit different,” he added.Despite Sinner’s class, nothing could stop Michelsen from producing some magic. When the American was serving at 5-3, Sinner capitalised to break back and kept hopes of a 14th successive straight sets Masters 1000 win alive. Michelsen managed to take things into a tie-break, where Sinner dominated proceedings by winning six out of the next seven points to seal the match.With this win, Sinner’s head-to-head record against Michelsen is 3-0. The 24-year-old Italian is the third man to reach the quarter-finals in all of his first five Miami Open appearances, joining Yannick Noah and Stefan Edberg. (ANI)(This content is sourced from a syndicated feed and is published as received. The Tribune assumes no responsibility or liability for its accuracy, completeness, or content.)