Tennis: Sinner beats O'Connell, will face Machac in Miami quarters

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 27 - Italy's world number three Jannik Sinner overcame some stiff resistance from Australian Christopher O'Connell in the first set to win 6-4 6-3 on Tuesday and reach the quarter finals of the Miami Open.
    The 22-year-old will face Tomas Machac in the last eight after the Czech beat Italian Matteo Arnaldi 6-3 6-3.
    The other Italian to make the last 16, Lorenzo Musetti, is also out after losing by the same scoreline to world number two Carlos Alcaraz.
    "We have never faced each other before, but I watch a lot of tennis and I know what to expect from him," Sinner said in relation to Machac.
    "He is playing excellent tennis and it is not by chance that he has already beaten Rublev and Arnaldi in this tournament.
    "He's solid, he also knows how to manage matches well, including the wind." (ANSA).