Miami / Sony Tennis NEWS &Results – Federer Wins

Written by: Staff on 21st March 2014

Sony Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida

Miami / Sony Tennis NEWS &Results - Federer Wins

epa04135338 Roger Federer of Switzerland serves the ball to Ivo Karlovic of Croatia during a match at the Sony Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida, USA, 21 March 2014. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER |

* Ferrer looks strong in comeback

* Djokovic, Federer cruise

* Verdasco first seed to fall on day that saw most top players win

* Benneteau saves match point to beat Gulbis

* Baghdatis keeps up hot run with upset of Kohlschreiber

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

Miami

Singles – First Round (Late Thursday): S Querrey def. S Stakhovsky 7-6(7-2) 6-3

Given how Sam Querrey has been playing this year, any win is good news. But this still leaves him below #70 in safe points; he needs two more wins to defend his result from last year.

Singles – Second Round: (2) N Djokovic def. J Chardy 6-4 6-3

Who says Novak Djokovic is slow? This took less than an hour and a half. Of course, some of that was because Jeremy Chardy hurt his ankle. Chardy, even though he adds points, will lose at least one ranking spot.

Singles – Second Round: (4) D Ferrer def. T Gabashvili 6-4 6-0

David Ferrer missed Indian Wells, but it certainly looks as if he’s fully fit now! He still has more than 500 points to defend, though, so he is only #5 — and a weak #5 — in safe points. He leaves Teimuraz Gabashvili still right around #60.

Singles – Second Round: (5) R Federer def. I Karlovic 6-4 7-6(7-4)

The score makes this look closer than it was — Roger Federer lost only three points on serve (he won 94% of first serve points, 92% of second serve points). Ivo Karlovic did pretty well on serve, too, but you knew he was doomed if it came to a tiebreak. For a guy who wasn’t sure he would play, Federer certainly looks solid — moving him just a little closer to the #4 ranking. Karlovic remains just below #50.

Singles – Second Round: (9) R Gasquet def. A Gonzalez 7-6(9-7) 6-4

Richard Gasquet is defending semifinalist points, so he’ll need more than this to stay #9. He hasn’t even clinched his Top Ten spot yet.

Singles – Second Round: (11) J Tsonga def. A Mannarino 6-2 6-4

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet, and Milos Raonic are still very nearly tied in the contest for the last Top Ten spot (and not too far behind John Isner in the contest for #9), but Tsonga looked rather better than Gasquet in his opener. Perhaps that’s a good omen for him.

Singles – Second Round: (15) G Dimitrov def. A Montanes 6-1 6-7(5-7) 6-3

Surprisingly tough for Grigor Dimitrov — but, fortunately, he has defended his points; this will probably be enough to keep him Top Fifteen. Albert Montanes will probably be a little above #60.

Singles – Second Round: (16) T Robredo def. (Q) D Thiem 6-4 7-6(10-8)

Not a very promising result for Tommy Robredo, who will have much tougher opponents in the next few rounds — he faces Novak Djokovic in the Round of Sixteen. But the good news is, he’s on the brink of the Top Fifteen.

Singles – Second Round: (17) K Anderson def. H Zeballos 6-4 6-3

Kevin Anderson defends his points, but he’ll need at least two more wins to move in the rankings.

Singles – Second Round: (20) K Nishikori def. M Matosevic 6-4 6-1

A solid start, but Kei Nishikori needs one more win to defend his points, and he’ll need at least two to hit the Top Twenty.

Singles – Second Round: J Benneteau def. (21) E Gulbis 6-4 4-6 7-5

Julien Benneteau was down a break in the third, and after he got it back, he came very close to suffering another — he had to save a match point to reach 5-5. Having survived that, he broke, and served it out after two hours and twenty minutes. Which means no Top Twenty spot for Ernests Gulbis; he won’t rise above #22. Benneteau is now #50 in safe points, although a Top Fifty spot is by no means assured.

Singles – Second Round: (WC) M Baghdatis def. (24) P Kohlschreiber 3-6 7-6(7-1) 7-6(7-5)

Why is it that it’s always the late matches that go on forever? Marcos Baghdatis looked dead, then he looked like he was going to cruise to victory, and then after two hours these two ended up in a third set tiebreak. Philipp Kohlschreiber, who has never been much of a big-event player, wasn’t defending anything, so he won’t fall much below his current #25 — but he won’t rise, either.

Singles – Second Round: (Q) T de Bakker def. (28) F Verdasco 7-6(7-4) 6-7(3-7) 6-2

After nine seeds had won here, Fernando Verdasco became the first to be eliminated — and by a qualifier ranked #162! Fortunately for him, he lost his opener last year also, but this means he won’t rise above his current #29.

Singles – Second Round: (30) F Mayer def. I Dodig 6-3 6-2

On paper, this should have one of the day’s more competitive matches — Florian Mayer was ranked only five spots ahead of Ivan Dodig. It obviously wasn’t as interesting as it should have been. Mayer is up to #30 in safe points; Dodig will stay right around his current #37.

Singles – Second Round: (31) A Seppi def. R Stepanek 7-6(10-8) 4-6 6-4

Andreas Seppi finally earns a good win — and he definitely earned it; this took two hours and 52 minutes. But he still needs one more win to defend his points; he’s only #34 in safe points. Radek Stepanek will be between #45 and #50.

Singles – Second Round: (32) F Lopez def. J Vesely 6-2 7-6(7-3)

Every point he earns here is a bonus for Feliciano Lopez. This won’t quite put him back in the Top Thirty, but one more win very likely would.

Doubles – First Round: (3) Dodig/Melo def. Knowle/Pospisil 1-6 6-1 10-5

Knowle/Pospisil are an interesting team — a crafty 39-year-old and a powerful but unpolished youngster. But they had a very tough draw.

Doubles – First Round: (7) Bopanna/Qureshi def. Bolelli/Fognini 6-3 6-2

Doubles – First Round: Haase/Marray def. Cilic/Dlouhy 6-4 7-6(7-4)

Doubles – First Round: Rosol/Zeballos def. Almagro/Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-7(3-7) 10-6

Doubles – First Round: (WC) Harrison/Sock def. (WC) Baughman/Redlicki 7-5 6-4

If you’re wondering, Deiton Baughman is 17, Martin Redlicki is 18, and they have no ATP experience. Both are ranked, but both are below #900. The surprise is perhaps that they did as well as they did.

Doubles – First Round: Cabal/Farah def. Granollers/M Lopez 1-6 6-4 12-10

The horrid slump continues for Granollers/Lopez — note that they came here unseeded. And they got a tough draw, and it cost them. Bet they’re wishing they had been the ones to face Baughman/Redlicki….

Doubles – First Round: Marach/Tursunov def. S Gonzalez/Lipsky 7-6(7-5) 3-6 11-9

******** STATS AND FACTS ********

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of March 21, 2013

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….13140

2..(2) Djokovic……….10855

3..(3) Wawrinka………..5660

4..(5) Federer…………5090

5..(4) Ferrer………….4595

6..(7) Berdych…………4370

7..(8) Del Potro……….4260

8..(6) Murray………….3805

9.(10) Isner…………..2635

10..(9) Gasquet…………2590

11.(11) Tsonga………….2570

12.(12) Raonic………….2540

13.(14) Fognini…………2260

14.(16) Dimitrov………..2130

15.(17) Robredo…………2095

16.(15) Youzhny…………2090

17.(13) Haas……………2085

18.(18) Anderson………..1940

19.(19) Almagro…………1715

19.(20) Janowicz………..1715

21.(21) Nishikori……….1670

22.(22) Gulbis………….1655

23.(23) Dolgopolov………1520

24.(24) Monfils…………1510

24.(25) Kohlschreiber……1510

26.(28) Pospisil………..1333

27.(26) Cilic…………..1330

28.(27) Simon…………..1315

29.(29) Verdasco………..1270

30.(32) Mayer…………..1245

**DRAWS

Miami — week of March 17, 2014

1 Nadal

29 Tursunov

19 Janowicz

14 Fognini

12 Raonic

23 Monfils

27 Pospisil

[Becker(LL)]

3 Wawrinka

25 Cilic

22 Dolgopolov

13 Haas

10 Isner

18 Almagro

26 Simon

7 Berdych

5 Federer………..(5)Federer

28 Verdasco………de Bakker(Q)

17 Anderson………(17)Anderson

9 Gasquet………..(9)Gasquet

15 Dimitrov………(15)Dimitrov

20 Nishikori……..(20)Nishikori

31 Seppi…………(31)Seppi

4 Ferrer…………(4)Ferrer

6 Murray…………

32 Lopez…………(32)Lopez

24 Kohlschreiber….Baghdatis(WC)

11 Tsonga………..(11)Tsonga

16 Robredo……….(16)Robredo

21 Gulbis………..Benneteau

30 Mayer…………(30)Mayer

2 Djokovic……….(2)Djokovic

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Nadal

2 Djokovic

3 Wawrinka

4 Ferrer

5 Federer

6 Murray

7 Berdych

8 del Potro………WITHDREW (replaced by Becker)

9 Gasquet

10 Isner

11 Tsonga

12 Raonic

13 Haas

14 Fognini

15 Dimitrov

16 Robredo

17 Anderson

18 Almagro

19 Janowicz

20 Nishikori

21 Gulbis………lost 2R (Benneteau)

22 Dolgopolov

23 Monfils

24 Kohlschreiber..lost 2R (Baghdatis)

25 Cilic

26 Simon

27 Pospisil

28 Verdasco…….lost 2R (de Bakker)

29 Tursunov

30 Mayer

31 Seppi

32 Lopez

******** SCORES ********

FRIDAY

Miami

Singles – Second Round

(2) N Djokovic def. J Chardy 6-4 6-3

(4) D Ferrer def. T Gabashvili 6-4 6-0

(5) R Federer def. I Karlovic 6-4 7-6(7-4)

(9) R Gasquet def. A Gonzalez 7-6(9-7) 6-4

(11) J Tsonga def. A Mannarino 6-2 6-4

(15) G Dimitrov def. A Montanes 6-1 6-7(5-7) 6-3

(16) T Robredo def. (Q) D Thiem 6-4 7-6(10-8)

(17) K Anderson def. H Zeballos 6-4 6-3

(20) K Nishikori def. M Matosevic 6-4 6-1

J Benneteau def. (21) E Gulbis 6-4 4-6 7-5

(WC) M Baghdatis def. (24) P Kohlschreiber 3-6 7-6(7-1) 7-6(7-5)

(Q) T de Bakker def. (28) F Verdasco 7-6(7-4) 6-7(3-7) 6-2

(30) F Mayer def. I Dodig 6-3 6-2

(31) A Seppi def. R Stepanek 7-6(10-8) 4-6 6-4

(32) F Lopez def. J Vesely 6-2 7-6(7-3)

Doubles – First Round

(3) Dodig/Melo def. Knowle/Pospisil 1-6 6-1 10-5

(7) Bopanna/Qureshi def. Bolelli/Fognini 6-3 6-2

Haase/Marray def. Cilic/Dlouhy 6-4 7-6(7-4)

Rosol/Zeballos def. Almagro/Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-7(3-7) 10-6

(WC) Harrison/Sock def. (WC) Baughman/Redlicki 7-5 6-4

Cabal/Farah def. Granollers/M Lopez 1-6 6-4 12-10

Marach/Tursunov def. S Gonzalez/Lipsky 7-6(7-5) 3-6 11-9

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