ATP Miami: Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats Kei Nishikori, Aslan Karatsev goes down against Sebastian Korda
Stefanos Tsitsipas is in the round of 16 of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Miami after a three-set win over Kei Nishikori.Aslan Karastev , on the other hand, missed the jump to the round of 16.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Mar 30, 2021, 08:05 am
The few fans on Monday in Miami did not get their money's worth too much: Seven out of eight matches went over the stage in two sets, the only exception being the encounter between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Kei Nishikori - and even this one was Spectators only granted seven extra games in round three.
Because after a slack in the second section, Tsitsipas was in better shape again and was able to get the last round of 16 ticket in Florida. After the 6: 3, 3: 6 and 6: 1 success, the fifth in the world rankings will now face Lorenzo Sonego, who beat Daniel Elahi Galan 7: 6 (6) and 6: 3.
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Sebastian Korda is also in the round of the last 16. The 20-year-old American left Dubai winner Aslan Karatsev only three game wins and finished the Russians 6: 3 and 6: 0. The world ranking 87. now gets to do with Diego Schwartzman, who defeated Adrian Mannarino 6: 1 and 6: 4.
In the day session, Andrey Rublev and Milos Raonic, among others, had already asserted themselves. For the sixth seed Denis Shapovalov, however, it was the end .
Here is the men's draw from Miami!