Stan Wawrinka gave himself an early birthday present on Saturday at the Miami Open presented by Itaú. The Swiss, who turns 32 on Tuesday, downed Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 6-4 in 65 minutes to open play on Day 4 at the Crandon Park Tennis Center. Coming off a run to the final at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Wawrinka dropped just two points on his first serve (92 per cent points won) and fired seven aces. He converted both break points earned, taking the lead in the fourth game of first set and once again to open the second. "I'm really happy with the match today," said Wawrinka. "I think it was a great match, especially for first one...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following match-ups & vote for the players you think will win! Federer vs Tiafoe | del Potro vs Haase | Thiem vs Coric [GROUP POLL]18[/GROUP POLL] DAY 4 PREVIEW: Second round action in the top half of the draw on Saturday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, features top seed Stan Wawrinka, No. 4 seed and 2005-06 champion Roger Federer, No. 6 seed Dominic Thiem and No. 8 seed David Goffin, a semi-finalist last year. In addition, No. 29 seed and top Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, headlines the night session. In the opening match on Stadium, Wawrinka brings a 2-0 head-to-head record against Horacio Zeballos of Argentina. Wawrinka won both previous meetings on...
On a Friday filled with upsets at the Miami Open presented by Itau, Guido Pella provided another stunning second-round casualty by defeating ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov under the lights 6-3, 7-6(4). The Bulgarian struggled to find his timing on Stadium Court, hitting 38 unforced errors to 18 winners. Meanwhile, the World No. 158 in the Emirates ATP Rankings appeared inspired by the occasion and rose to the challenge with several flashy winners from the baseline. He also remained calm in saving a set point on his serve down 4-5 in the second set and again at 5-6. Nerves got the better of Pella with a double fault on his first match point up 6/3 in the second-set tie-break, but a...
Second seed Kei Nishikori wills this precise drop shot over for Friday's Hot Shot at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Watch live matches at tennistv.com
Fifth seed Rafael Nadal received a rousing welcome on Friday at the Miami Open presented by Itau and lived up to his seeding on Stadium Court, moving past Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round. The Spaniard saved both break points he faced and required just a single break of serve in each set to advance in one hour and 21 minutes. Nadal continues his dominance against Sela, boosting his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the Israeli player to 2-0 and dropping just 13 games in the five sets they’ve played. “It was difficult to find the right feelings this afternoon, but it’s these kind of days where you have to just try to win. That's what I...
