World no.2 Jannik Sinner eased past Learner Tien in the Indian Wells quarterfinals on Thursday. The Italian registered a comprehensive 6-1, 6-2 triumph against the young American to qualify for the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open.

Sinner came up with a complete performance and eventually he was too good for Tien. The World No.2 feels experience did really help him in getting the positive result.

“I feel like of course experience [of the matchup] helps you a bit,” said Sinner, who also downed Tien in straight sets in the Beijing final last October. “In the other way, we tried to prepare ourselves in the best possible way. He is a very talented player. He will be here many times, but I’m happy how I reacted. I feel like he was very aggressive, especially in the beginning, so I tried to hold back. An important match for me of course.”

Sinner shed light on his preparation and said he was happy with the way he prepared for the tournament.

“We came here very early,” said Sinner, when asked how he dealt so well with the hot conditions in Indian Wells on Thursday. “It was very hot the week before the tournament, so we did have long training sessions trying to get the body used to it. Today I felt really good on court. It’s for sure an area where I’m trying to improve given the problems I’ve had in Australia.

“I do believe these are positive things, small departments where we have to improve. I’m happy how we’ve prepared for the matches and of course the next one is going to be a tough one.”

Sinner will next take on Alexander Zverev in the semifinal clash on Friday.