Novak Djokovic in Miami confidently in round three, along with Thiem also Nishikori out
Tournament favorite Novak Djokovic is in the third round at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Miami. In addition to Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori also left.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Mar 23, 2019, 07:21 am
There was a brief tension in the first set in the match between world number one Novak Djokovic and Bernard Tomic, in the end the Serb won after 73 minutes of play with 7: 6 (2) and 6: 2. Djokovic now meets Federico Delbonis, who ran a three-set marathon with John Millman.
In the round of 16, Roberto Bautista Agut could wait for Djokovic, against whom he already lost in Doha at the beginning of the year. Bautista Agut must first defeat Fabio Fognini. Novak Djokovic's defending champion John Isner, who defeated the quarter-finals, defeated Italy's Lorenzo Sonego twice in the tie-break.
Kyrgios hands out praise
Dominic Thiem should have waited in the semifinals, but the Austrian was defeated at the start by Hubert Hurkacz with 4: 6 and 4: 6. Kei Nishikori, number five of the tournament, was not much better: the Japanese lost to Dusan Lajovic in three sets. The latter now has to face Nick Kyrgios, who after his early retirement at Indian Wells against Philipp Kohlschreiber now won in Miami against Alexander Bublik with 7-5 and 6-3.
Bublik reminded him a little of himself, Kyrgios, who fended off all seven breakballs against him, then put on record. The Ukrainian has an exciting game, but must calm down in the crucial phases. Said the man known for his calm.