Only Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stand above him in the ATP Rankings, but for Marin Cilic, being the World No. 3 is not enough. With 17 ATP World Tour titles, including the 2014 US Open, the Croatian makes no secret of what he wants this season. He starts his 10th Miami Open presented by Itau campaign as the No. 2 seed and will face either #NextGenATP American Taylor Fritz or Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert after a first-round bye. In the tournament’s last year at its Key Biscayne site, Cilic would love nothing more than a deep run on the hard courts where big points are on offer after losing his opening match here last year (l. to Chardy). “The conditions...
The popularity of any sport usually hinges on its great rivalries and tennis is certainly no exception. While in its early stages, Alexander Zverev versus Nick Kyrgios is already shaping as one of the standout rivalries of the future for the ATP World Tour. And the standout clash between the pair to date was played out almost 12 months ago at the Miami Open presented by Itau. In one of the best ATP World Tour matches of 2017, the duo squared off in a thrilling quarter-final where, in a high-quality shoot-out, the Australian needed six match points to get the job done in three sets. “Yeah it was a great match,” Zverev said ahead of his 2018 Miami campaign. “I...
Grigor Dimitrov started the season much like he finished 2017, when he won the Nitto ATP Finals in London, his biggest title to date. He reached the semi-finals in Brisbane, the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and the final in Rotterdam. But a lingering virus during the past few weeks has derailed Dimitrov's season, forcing him to take time off and reduce his workload. He fell in his opener at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Dimitrov comes to Miami with tempered expectations but he's looking forward to restarting his season at the year's second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. “I'm definitely going to lower my expectations a little bit coming into this week. I just haven't played...
Novak Djokovic has captivated audiences throughout the world for years, including in Miami, where the Serbian has won a record-tying six titles and claimed 30 of his past 31 matches. But the 30-year-old earned the attention of a much different audience on Monday in Florida. Djokovic, a father of two, visited the Miami Children’s Museum on Monday ahead of the Miami Open presented by Itau to read a book titled Pete the Cat to about 50 children of different age groups in a packed auditorium. He even brought his three-year-old son Stefan along for the session. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/Miami Open presented by Itau "They were kind enough to invite me… and it was a wonderful experience. They were all...
