Rafael Nadal will play in his fifth Miami Open presented by Itau final after rolling past Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1, 7-5 in Friday's first semi-final. The Spaniard kept up his sizzling South Florida play, never facing a break point and pressuring the Italian's serve throughout the 90-minute contest. In Sunday's final, the 30-year-old Nadal will try to achieve what's eluded him on four other occasions: the Miami Open presented by Itau title. The Spaniard also reached the Miami final in 2005 (l. to Federer), 2008 (l. to Davydenko), 2011 and 2014 (l. to Djokovic both times). Nadal, who will be going for his 29th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown, will face either fourth seed Roger Federer or Aussie Nick...
In a match filled with big hitting and displays of emotion from two of the most promising young stars on the ATP World Tour, Nick Kyrgios required six match points to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-7(9), 6-3 under the lights on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open presented by Itau. “I respect his game. He's beaten some of the best players in the world. I know that I can't bring 75 or 80 per cent of my game. I have to bring 100 per cent,” said Kyrgios. “That's what I did today and I got over the line.” Watch Full Match Replays The 12th seed will play Roger Federer on Friday for a place in the final....
Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock moved into a first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 doubles final as a pairing, defeating four-time Miami Open presented by Itau champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7-6(5), 6-3 on Thursday. As a result, Henri Kontinen will become the 50th player and the first from Finland to be named No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings on Monday. A high quality first set required a tie-break to separate the American pairings. Sock, who reached the quarter-finals in singles in Miami, looped a fine lob on his back foot to open up a 5/3 lead, before Monroe clinched the opener at the net. Watch Full Match Replays Bob Bryan secured an immediate break in set...
Roger Federer held off a streaky Tomas Berdych on Thursday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, saving two match points to reach the semi-finals 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(6). “I’ve had some tough losses here where I should have won, like against Tomas a few years ago and also against Nishikori, and they stay with you. I’m happy to come have through today,” Federer told ESPN after the match. “I definitely got very lucky at the end, but I think I showed great heart today. I fought and Tomas definitely started to step it up, but it was a great match at the end.” Watch Full Match Replays Federer hadn't saved a match point en route to victory since erasing three...
A highly anticipated quarter-final clash on Wednesday at the Miami Open presented by Itau ended up being a dominant performance for fifth seed Rafael Nadal, who ended the inspired run of 13th seed Jack Sock 6-2, 6-3. “I think I was under control during the whole first set. In the second set, it was so important to save that game at 0-2, 15/40, and then get the break back in the next game,” said Nadal. “It was two positive things in two straight games that probably created a lot of damage to him.” Seeking his first title in Miami after finishing runner-up here on four occasions, Nadal will now play Fabio Fognini for a place in Sunday’s final. He leads...
