Benoit Paire reached the semi-finals at his first two events of the season (Pune, Sydney), and would later advance to the quarter-finals in Montpellier. But after losing to World No. 231 Mitchell Krueger at the BNP Paribas Open, he did not have much momentum arriving in Miami. But the Frenchman proved he did not need it, defeating six-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in a 67-minute second-round match Friday at the Miami Open presented by Itau to hand the former World No.1 his third consecutive loss. The Serbian had not lost three straight matches since the end of 2007, when he dropped his final five matches of the season. Djokovic, who is tied with his coach, Andre Agassi, for the...
Marin Cilic has not had it easy since advancing to the Australian Open final (l. to Federer), his second Grand Slam championship match in the past three majors (also 2017 Wimbledon). The World No. 3 lost in the second round at the Rio Open presented by Claro and the third round at the BNP Paribas Open. Outside of Melbourne Park, the Croatian had gone 4-4 this year. But Cilic took a step in the right direction on Thursday afternoon by defeating Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-5, 6-3 at the Miami Open presented by Itau to earn his 10th victory at the event. It is an important triumph for the World No. 3, who had lost four of his past five matches...
Portugal’s Joao Sousa recorded the fourth Top 10 victory of his career (4-26 lifetime) on Friday for a place in the Miami Open presented by Itau third round. The 29-year-old required 61 minutes to beat Belgium’s David Goffin, currently No. 9 in the ATP Rankings, 6-0, 6-1. “I think I played a great match today," said Sousa. "I was able to play my best tennis from the beginning. For sure, David was not able to play his best tennis today. I know how tough it is coming from an injury that he had a few weeks ago. I'm really happy that I was able to play great tennis. It's not easy to play against these kinds of players. They are...
Portugal’s Joao Sousa recorded the fourth Top 10 victory of his career (4-26 lifetime) on Friday for a place in the Miami Open presented by Itau third round. The 29-year-old required 61 minutes to beat Belgium’s David Goffin, currently No. 9 in the ATP Rankings, 6-0, 6-1. “I think I played a great match today," said Sousa. "I was able to play my best tennis from the beginning. For sure, David was not able to play his best tennis today. I know how tough it is coming from an injury that he had a few weeks ago. I'm really happy that I was able to play great tennis. It's not easy to play against these kinds of players. They are...
