MIAMI MEN’s News / Roger Federer Wins, Tsonga And Murray Too

Written by: Staff on 23rd March 2014

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

MIAMI MEN's News / Roger Federer Wins, Tsonga And Murray Too

epa04138148 Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Thiemo De Bakker of the Netherlands during a third round match at the Sony Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March 2014. Federer won the match. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER |

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* Djokovic gets walkover, Federer, Murray, Gasquet cruise

* Nishikori upsets Dimitrov on day when most Top 16 seeds win

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

Miami

Singles – Second Round (Late Saturday): (1) R Nadal def. L Hewitt 6-1 6-3

Lleyton Hewitt has 600 career match wins, but on Saturday, he had no answers. Rafael Nadal frankly dominated him; if Nadal played at the pace of a normal player, it would have been over in less than an hour. As it was, it barely exceeded that mark. And it’s all free points for Nadal, so he strengthens his grip on the #1 ranking. Hewitt will be around #45.

Singles – Third Round: (2) N Djokovic def. (30) F Mayer walkover (groin)

Florian Mayer actually withdrew on Saturday, but it wasn’t announced until the end of play. At the time of the withdrawal, Mayer was clinging to #30 in safe points, but there were still several players with chances to pass him.

Singles – Third Round: (5) R Federer def. (Q) T de Bakker 6-3 6-3

Another small but solid step toward the Top Four for Roger Federer. It’s getting close to certain he’ll make it; the only two players who could catch him are David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych, and Ferrer needs a final (one more win by Federer and Ferrer would need a title); Berdych already needs a title.

Singles – Third Round: (6) A Murray def. (32) F Lopez 6-4 6-1

Finally Andy Murray really got things working — but he’s still a weak #8 in safe points. (Of course, with Juan Martin del Potro done for the year, he’s a de facto #7.) He leaves Feliciano Lopez just below the Top Thirty.

Singles – Third Round: (9) R Gasquet def. (17) K Anderson 6-3 6-4

Kevin Anderson loses his chance to rise above his current #18. Richard Gasquet slightly improves his chances of staying Top Ten, but he still trails John Isner in the contest for #9.

Singles – Third Round: (11) J Tsonga def. (WC) M Baghdatis 4-6 7-6(8-6) 7-5

It really does seem as if Marcos Baghdatis has finally turned things around. Just… not quite enough. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga moves back ahead of Milos Raonic in the contest for a Top Ten spot, but he still trails Gasquet — and, of course, Raonic has yet to play his third round match.

Singles – Third Round: (20) K Nishikori def. G Dimitrov 7-6(7-1) 7-5

The first five matches played on Saturday (six, if you count the Djokovic walkover) all went to the higher-ranked player. This was the day’s first surprise, and it just might suffice to put Kei Nishikori in the Top Twenty. Grigor Dimitrov is likely to be Top Fifteen, but this costs him the chance to clinch.

Singles – Third Round: (16) T Robredo def. J Benneteau 6-3 6-4

Quite a nice win for Tommy Robredo, given the surface. His Top Fifteen spot is certain in practice. Julien Benneteau we show right at #50 in safe points — which of course leaves a faint possibility he could fall lower.

Doubles – Second Round: (5) Marrero/Verdasco def. Kubot/Lindstedt 7-6(7-2) 7-6(10-8)

Maybe Kubot/Lindstedt shouldn’t have been seeded after all. Outside the tiebreaks, they actually won more points than Marrero/Verdasco, but when it really counted, they couldn’t do anything. As witness their record of nine break chances, zero conversions. (Of course, Marrero/Verdasco were also 0-for-9. It’s a good thing they have tiebreaks, or this might never have ended.)

Doubles – Second Round: Cabal/Farah def. (7) Bopanna/Qureshi 6-2 6-4

This is definitely looking like a breakthrough year for Cabal/Farah. Can they earn a seed at Roland Garros? It’s looking quite likely.

Doubles – Second Round: (8) Llodra/Mahut def. Rosol/Zeballos 6-3 6-0

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

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of March 22, 2013

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….13175

2..(2) Djokovic……….10900

3..(3) Wawrinka………..5695

4..(5) Federer…………5135

5..(4) Ferrer………….4595

6..(7) Berdych…………4405

7..(8) Del Potro……….4260

8..(6) Murray………….3885

9.(10) Isner…………..2670

10..(9) Gasquet…………2635

11.(11) Tsonga………….2615

12.(12) Raonic………….2575

13.(14) Fognini…………2295

14.(17) Robredo…………2140

15.(16) Dimitrov………..2130

16.(15) Youzhny…………2090

17.(13) Haas……………2075

18.(18) Anderson………..1940

19.(19) Almagro…………1750

20.(20) Janowicz………..1715

20.(21) Nishikori……….1715

22.(22) Gulbis………….1655

23.(23) Dolgopolov………1555

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

………………..3R…………….4R

1 Nadal………….(1)Nadal

29 Tursunov………Istomin

19 Janowicz………Bautista Agut

14 Fognini……….(14)Fognini

12 Raonic………..(12)Raonic

23 Monfils……….Garcia Lopez

27 Pospisil………Bedene(Q)

[Becker(LL)]……..Becker(LL)

3 Wawrinka……….(3)Wawrinka

25 Cilic…………Roger-Vasselin

22 Dolgopolov…….(22)Dolgopolov

[Lajovic(LL)]…….(LL)Lajovic

10 Isner…………(10)Isner

18 Almagro……….(18)Almagro

26 Simon…………Sousa

7 Berdych………..(7)Berdych

5 Federer………..(5)Federer………Federer

28 Verdasco………de Bakker(Q)

17 Anderson………(17)Anderson

9 Gasquet………..(9)Gasquet………Gasquet

15 Dimitrov………(15)Dimitrov

20 Nishikori……..(20)Nishikori……Nishikori

31 Seppi…………(31)Seppi

4 Ferrer…………(4)Ferrer

6 Murray…………(6)Murray……….Murray

32 Lopez…………(32)Lopez

24 Kohlschreiber….Baghdatis(WC)

11 Tsonga………..(11)Tsonga………Tsonga

16 Robredo……….(16)Robredo……..Robredo

21 Gulbis………..Benneteau

30 Mayer…………(30)Mayer

2 Djokovic……….(2)Djokovic……..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…………WITHDREW (replaced by Lajovic)

14 Fognini

15 Dimitrov…….lost 3R (Nishikori)

16 Robredo

17 Anderson

18 Almagro……..lost 3R (Gasquet)

19 Janowicz…….lost 2R (Bautista Agut)

20 Nishikori

21 Gulbis………lost 2R (Benneteau)

22 Dolgopolov

23 Monfils……..lost 2R (Garcia-Lopez)

24 Kohlschreiber..lost 2R (Baghdatis)

25 Cilic……….lost 2R (Roger-Vasselin)

26 Simon……….lost 2R (Sousa)

27 Pospisil…….lost 2R (Bedene)

28 Verdasco…….lost 2R (de Bakker)

29 Tursunov…….lost 2R (Istomin)

30 Mayer……….WITHDREW from 3R

31 Seppi

32 Lopez……….lost 3R (Murray)

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

SUNDAY

Miami

Singles – Third Round

(5) R Federer def. (Q) T de Bakker 6-3 6-3

(6) A Murray def. (32) F Lopez 6-4 6-1

(9) R Gasquet def. (17) K Anderson 6-3 6-4

(11) J Tsonga def. (WC) M Baghdatis 4-6 7-6(8-6) 7-5

(20) K Nishikori def. G Dimitrov 7-6(7-1) 7-5

(16) T Robredo def. J Benneteau 6-3 6-4

Doubles – Second Round

(5) Marrero/Verdasco def. Kubot/Lindstedt 7-6(7-2) 7-6(10-8)

Cabal/Farah def. (7) Bopanna/Qureshi 6-2 6-4

(8) Llodra/Mahut def. Rosol/Zeballos 6-3 6-0

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