Tennis Updates: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic survived his sternest test yet this tournament as he defeated David Goffin 7-6(5), 6-4 on Friday to reach the final at the Miami Open presented by Itau. The Serb will play for a third successive Miami crown and a record 28th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy when he faces either Kei Nishikori ...
Read More »Nishikori beats Kyrgios In Miami
Tennis Updates: Kei Nishikori is through to the final of the Miami Open presented by Itau. The Japanese, who had survived five match points in his quarter-final win, raised his level a day later to down No. 24 seed Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 7-5. “Serves, returns, everything worked well,” Nishikori said. “I tried to be aggressive and won a lot of ...
Read More »Djokovic Beats Berdych Again, Advances To Miami SFs
Tennis Updates: Novak Djokovic never let Tomas Berdych into their quarter-finals match on Wednesday night and now will play for a chance at his sixth consecutive Miami Open final. The World No. 1 frustrated Berdych throughout their one-hour and 40-minute contest, winning 6-3, 6-3 at Crandon Park. The Serb has now beaten Berdych 10 consecutive times, and he improved his ...
Read More »Goffin Shines Against Simon
Tennis Updates: No. 15 David Goffin was victorious in his first quarter-final appearance at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Wednesday, rallying to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 against No. 18 Gilles Simon after light rain delayed the start of the match. Goffin became the first Belgian to make the final four in Miami and improved to 14-5 on hard ...
Read More »Kyrgios Set To Collide With Raonic On Thursday
Tennis Updates: The quarter-finals in the bottom half of the draw on Thursday feature No. 6 Kei Nishikori, No. 12 Milos Raonic, No. 16 Gael Monfils and No. 24 seed Nick Kyrgios, who is the highest-ranked among the Next Generation players on the ATP World Tour. Monfils and Kyrgios are appearing in the quarter-finals for the first time. A double digit seed is guaranteed to ...
Read More »Djokovic to Face Berdych In Miami QF Action
Tennis Updates: The quarter-finals in the top half of the draw on Wednesday are headlined by No. 1 and five-time Miami Open champion Novak Djokovic, No. 7 Tomas Berdych, No. 15 David Goffin and No. 18 Gilles Simon. Goffin is the only player of the foursome appearing in his first Miami quarter-final. On Thursday in the bottom half of the ...
Read More »Jamie’s Journey To No. 1
Tennis Updates: Jamie Murray is the new No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings. Next week, the 30-year-old Scot replaces Brazil’s Marcelo Melo, who has been in top spot for 22 weeks since 2 November 2015. While he was the first of the Murray brothers to win a Grand Slam title, with Jelena Jankovic at Wimbledon in 2007, consistent ...
Read More »Nadal Seeks First Miami Title
Tennis Updates: During his historic career, Rafael Nadal has tracked down 67 tour-level singles titles in 25 different cities. The Spaniard has won titles all over the globe – as far east as Beijing and as far west as Indian Wells, California. But Nadal has never won a title in Miami, the home of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ...
Read More »Federer Forced To Withdraw From Miami
Tennis Updates: Roger Federer, who was slated to play his first match since the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday, has been forced to withdraw due to a stomach virus from the Miami Open presented by Itau. His second-round opponent Juan Martin del Potro faced lucky loser Horacio Zeballos instead. “I am very sorry that I have to pull out of ...
Read More »Djokovic Strolls Against NextGen Star In Miami
Tennis Updates: If Novak Djokovic were feeling the pressure of going for his sixth title at the Miami Open presented by Itau, he hid it well during his second-round match on Friday night. Early on in his straight-sets rout against #NextGen star Kyle Edmund, Djokovic missed a first serve that Edmund framed into the night sky. Djokovic, instead of letting ...
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