Fifth seed Rafael Nadal received a rousing welcome on Friday at the Miami Open presented by Itau and lived up to his seeding on Stadium Court, moving past Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round. The Spaniard saved both break points he faced and required just a single break of serve in each set to advance in one hour and 21 minutes. Nadal continues his dominance against Sela, boosting his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the Israeli player to 2-0 and dropping just 13 games in the five sets they’ve played. “It was difficult to find the right feelings this afternoon, but it’s these kind of days where you have to just try to win. That's what I...
Kei Nishikori got his Miami Open presented by Itau campaign off to a flying start on Friday, advancing through his opening match 6-4 6-3 over a tricky opponent in Kevin Anderson. The second seed didn’t face a break point in the contest and won 88 per cent of his first-serve points. Nishikori broke Anderson three times, including in the final game of the match, to secure victory in one hour and 28 minutes. He improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head against Anderson to 3-1, gaining revenge from losing their most recent match at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in 2015. “I thought it was a great match to start the tournament. Played really solid. Everything was almost perfect. I’m very happy with...
Watch Friday highlights from the 2017 Miami Open presented by Itau, featuring second-round victories from Rafael Nadal, Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Watch Hot Shot as Grigor Dimitrov fires a passing shot past Guido Pella at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Dominic Thiem has reached five quarter-finals at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level, including this week at the Mutua Madrid Open and earlier this season at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The 23-year-old Austrian talks about his favourite tournament, city and what makes the Masters 1000 titles so difficult to win. Which is your favourite Masters 1000 tournament? Madrid. I beat my first Top 10 guy there (Stan Wawrinka). The food is prepared by an Austrian company. I know the guys there. They treat me really well, so it’s a tournament I look forward to every year. Which is your favourite Masters 1000 host city? Rome is a legendary city and the Italian food is the best in...
