Professional Tennis
World number one Novak Djokovic notched a fairly routine victory over 15thseed David Goffin on Friday afternoon, moving past the Belgian 7-6(5), 6-4 to book his spot in the Miami Open final. Djokovic fell behind early as Goffin broke for a 4-3 lead, but as he does so often, Djokovic broke right back immediately to…
Victoria Azarenka continued her March onslaught on Thursday night, moving past Australian Open champion and second-seed Angelique Kerber 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the Miami Open final. The match got off to a shaky start for both players, with the first three games seeing breaks of serve. Azarenka finally broke through with a hold to…
Japan’s Kei Nishikori outlasted France’s Gael Monfils in what was the best match of the Miami Open up to this point on Thursday afternoon, saving five match points and holding on in a third-set tiebreaker for a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) win to book his spot in the semifinals. “When I was down 4-5, love-40, I…
Angelique Kerber entered the Australian Open as a relative unknown. Despite being a top 10 player, Kerber was only known to those who followed tennis closely. She was the only player ranked in the top 10 to have never played in a Grand Slam final. Kerber at one point in her career, lost 11 of 13…
Novak Djokovic once again showed his dominance over Tomas Berdych on Wednesday, downing the Czech for the 10th consecutive time, a 6-3, 6-3 triumph, to reach the Miami Open semifinals. Djokovic is now 26-1 all-time against Berdych. Berdych simply did not play the type of tennis necessary to take down Djokovic. While he tried to…
BNP Paribas Open champion Victoria Azarenka powered her way into the semifinals of the Miami Open, moving past Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The opening set saw both players demonstrate their power and big hitting, but it was Azarenka who secured the set’s lone break. While Konta converted 87 percent of her first…
Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova came back from a set down to beat world number one Serena Williams on Monday afternoon, holding on for the 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-2 victory, her first against Serena since 2009, to book her spot in the Miami Open fourth round. “I’m really happy with my performance,” said Kuznetsova. “I tried to stay…
Grigor Dimitrov notched a huge victory on Monday afternoon in Miami, coming back from a set down to upend second-ranked Andy Murray 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-3 and reach the Miami Open fourth round. The win was Dimitrov’s first against a player inside the top 10 since he defeated Stan Wawrinka in Madrid in May 2015. “To…
In a battle of Americans at the Miami Open on Thursday, it was world number one who outlasted her compatriot Christina McHale 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 to reach the tournament’s third round. Serena secured two breaks in the first set to take the opener, and built a 5-4 lead in the second set where she had…
American teenager Taylor Fritz continued his meteoric rise with a routine 6-4, 6-2 victory over Italy’s Simone Bolelli on Wednesday to reach the second round of the Miami Open. Fritz got things going early, putting together some excellent baseline play to secure a break point in the opening game. It was all he needed in…