Three-time champion Roger Federer opens his Miami Open presented by Itau title defence on Saturday. Seeds Nick Kyrgios, Alexander Zverev and Jack Sock are also in action. Here are five must-see matches on Saturday: 1) Roger Federer vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis Only once before has the No. 1 in the ATP Rankings fallen in their opening match in Miami to a player ranked as low as World No. 175 Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. That was in 2003 when Spanish qualifier Francisco Clavet (No. 178) sent then-No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt packing in the second round. Roger Federer was a quarter-finalst in Miami that year, while Kokkinikas was just six years old. Three-time champion Federer will open his title defence against the 21-year-old knowing...
With the likes of Roger Federer, Sascha Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, Borna Coric, Denis Shapovalov and Frances Tiafoe in action, fans can expect a blockbuster Day 4 at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Watch live tennis at TennisTV.com.
Roger Federer remembers well his first professional match at Crandon Park, home to the Miami Open presented by Itau for the last time in 2018. It was 1999, the Swiss star’s first season on the ATP World Tour and he was handed a wild card into the tournament in which he drew Denmark’s Kenneth Carlsen. Federer, then No. 125 in the ATP Rankings, lost that first-round match 7-5, 7-6(4). The Dane would go on to beat Goran Ivanisevic in the next round before Francisco Clavet ended his run. Only a year prior, Federer had won the prestigious Orange Bowl junior championships. He would later claim the 1998 junior Wimbledon title on his way to ending the year as the World...
Roger Federer discusses his run to the final at Indian Wells and looks back at past accomplishments at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Watch live tennis on TennisTV.com.
Watch as 2017 Miami Open presented by Itau champion Roger Federer takes to the court as he prepares to defend his title. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
