Juan Martin del Potro is the hottest player on the planet. The Argentine roared to his 13th consecutive victory with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 result over Kei Nishikori at the Miami Open presented by Itau. It was his fewest games lost against a Top 40 opponent in five years, since dropping three against Tommy Haas at Indian Wells 2013. Del Potro was scorching under the Miami sun on Sunday, firing 17 winners, claiming all five points when crashing the net and turning aside Nishikori's lone break chance to triumph after just 72 minutes. He advanced to the Round of 16 for the fifth time in 10 tournament appearances. "I think I'm playing good," said Del Potro. "I can play even...
When Hyeon Chung arrived at Crandon Park last year, he was a #NextGenATP player attempting to find his way on the ATP World Tour. But a first-round loss sent his record at the event to 1-3 and his ATP Ranking outside of the Top 100. This year, the reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion has found his stride at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Chung blasted past American qualifier Michael Mmoh 6-1, 6-1 in a tidy 63 minutes on Sunday to reach the fourth round. The 21-year-old is on a hot streak under the Florida sun, not dropping a set en route to the Round of 16. Chung, the highest-ranked player from Asia, now has 17 wins on the...
In his first match since Davis Cup nearly two months ago, it was smooth sailing for Nick Kyrgios against Dusan Lajovic, prevailing 6-4, 6-1 in just under 50 minutes at the Miami Open presented by Itau Kyrgios’ 2018 got off to an electric start when he claimed his fourth ATP World Tour title and first on home soil in Brisbane. After losing a thriller to Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open, the 22-year-old played just two Davis Cup rubbers before being sidelined with a tricky elbow injury that forced him to withdraw from tournaments in February and March. But he couldn’t have asked for a better comeback to competition, powering past World No. 108 Lajovic in a dominant display of...
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares are off to an impressive start in their bid for a second ATP World Tour title together for the season at the Miami Open presented by Itau. The sixth seeds posted a 6-3, 6-4 result over Ryan Harrison and Max Mirnyi on Saturday to set a second-round clash with Russian Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov. The British-Brazilian pairing had fallen in the second round the BNP Paribas Open (l. to Querrey/Muller) but successfully defended a title together for the first time in Acapulco (d. Bryan/Bryan) leading in to Indian Wells. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan had a tougher time of it launching their bid for a fifth Miami Open presented by Itau title. The fourth-seeded...
Welcome back, Thanasi Kokkinakis! Competing in just his fifth tournament in seven months, the Aussie announced his return to the ATP World Tour in emphatic fashion. Kokkinakis produced the biggest upset thus far in 2018, stunning defending champion Roger Federer at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Saturday. His first victory over a World No. 1 was a thrilling comeback from a set down. The 21-year-old Aussie roared back for the signature win of his young career, exhibiting the poise and precision of a veteran to topple the three-time Miami champion 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4). "This is nuts," said Kokkinakis. "It's an unreal week for me. I've trained with [Federer] a bunch of times and he's a great role model...
