It had all the billings of another back-and-forth chapter of their budding rivalry: Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios facing off again at the Miami Open presented by Itau with a quarter-final spot on the line. Zverev, however, saw no need for any drama and was all business on Tuesday evening, dismissing his 22-year-old rival in two clean sets 6-4, 6-4 to return to the Miami quarter-finals for the second consecutive year. Watch Full Match Replays The fourth seed won 76 per cent of his service points and didn't face a break point in the second set. “It's always entertaining playing him. I think the crowd enjoys it. The media hypes it up a little bit. We both enjoy this kind...
Borna Coric is again proving he’s in this for the long haul after a third straight three-set victory to reach the Miami Open presented by Itau quarter-finals, this time over #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov. After a semi-final run in Indian Wells, the 29th seed is through to his second straight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final with the 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4 victory. Brimming with confidence after his run in Indian Wells, where he narrowly fell short against Roger Federer, Coric was more consistent than his 18-year-old opponent to take the opening-set tie-break 7/2. Shapovalov, coming off his best win this season over No. 11 seed Sam Querrey in the third round, found his spark when he picked off a backhand...
Juan Martin del Potro might be the favourite to take home the Miami Open presented by Itau title this weekend. But don't sleep on Kevin Anderson, who's having one of the best starts to 2018 of anyone on the ATP World Tour. The South African improved to 17-4 on Tuesday, beating #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe 7-6(3), 6-4 to make his fifth quarter-final of the season. Anderson hit 22 winners and broke the 20-year-old home favourite three times. Watch Full Match Replays Tiafoe was playing, technically, for the third time on Tuesday. His third-round match against Tomas Berdych was suspended because of rain at 2:13 a.m. Tuesday, with Tiafoe leading the 2010 finalist 6-7(2), 6-2, 5-4. They returned to the...
Another day, another win for Juan Martin del Potro. The World No. 6 continued his run of excellent form on Tuesday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, as he overcame a 1-4 deficit to defeat No. 22 seed Filip Krajinovic 6-4, 6-2 for his 14th consecutive victory as he pursues back-to-back-to-back titles. "I will try to keep going and see how far I can go," Del Potro said. The Indian Wells and Acapulco champion extends his career-best start to 20-3, as he moves to within three matches of the 'Sunshine Double' — winning the first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events of the season in the same year. Nobody on the ATP World Tour has won more matches...
American John Isner arrived at Crandon Park on a three-match losing streak, with just two wins on the season. But no matter what happens the rest of the tournament, the No. 14 seed will leave the site with a renewed sense of confidence —beating the World No. 3 can do that. Isner did not face a break point in ousting second seed Marin Cilic 7-6(0), 6-3 in 87 minutes at the Miami Open presented by Itau Tuesday, his third win of this event alone. "I was very happy with how I played, especially with how I served," Isner said. "That's certainly the best I've served all year... today I served exceptionally well and that's what kept me in the match...
