Miami / SONY Tennis NEWS : Nishikori, Federer, Raonic, Murray All Win

Written by: Staff on 25th March 2014

Miami / SONY Tennis NEWS : Nishikori, Federer, Raonic, Murray All Win

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* Nishikori wins three-hour rain-delayed match against Ferrer

* Nishikori back in Top Twenty, but last year’s finalist Ferrer will fall to #5 or lower

* Dolgopolov outlasts Wawrinka but has only gained one ranking spot so far

* Murray needs trainer but still thrashes Tsonga

* Federer easily tops Gasquet, who will lose Top Ten ranking

* Federer has now clinched Top Five spot, almost certain to be #4; could pass Wawrinka with a title

* Raonic’s win over Becker effectively guarantees #10 spot

* Berdych keeps Top Five hopes alive with win over Isner; American will be #9 or #10

* Bryans pushed to second set tiebreak but beat Marrero/Verdasco

Miami

Rafael Nadal hammered Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour as Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray set up a re-run of the 2013 Wimbledon final. Nadal next plays Canadian 12th seed Milos Raonic, who reached the Miami quarters for the first time by beating German Benjamin Becker 6-3, 6-4 on a fourth match point.

Nadal won his 20th match of the season after spending a total of just over two hours on court for his last pair of outing, wins which thrilled the mainly Latin local audience. “I’m very happy, in my first three matches I was able to find the right rhythm on court,” said Nadal. “I was aggressive and played with no mistakes.

“Today was a very strange match, I’m sorry for Fabio., He felt something from yesterday near the ribs, it was not easy for him to play this match.”

Second seed Djokovic got lucky after a wet forecast turned dry, with the three-time champion advancing to face Murray, the Wimbledon winner. Djokovic earned his 28th win at the tournament in 82 minutes as he beat Spanish 16th seed Tommy Robredo 6-3, 7-5. Murray, the sixth seed, put out French number 11 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-1.

Britain’s Murray trails Djokovic 8-11 in their rivalry. The Scot, who underwent back surgery six months ago, admitted he felt some twinges in his hip and is getting checked out by his physio.

Djokovic earned respect of the fans as he gave his opponent a point in the third game of the second set on an erroneous call instead of having it re-played. “It’s something that is part of the sport and fair play that. I expect everybody else to do the same,” he said.

Swiss fifth seed and two-time champion Roger Federer will next play Japan’s Kei Nishikori after hammering Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-2 in 49 minutes. Nishikori booked his spot as he defeated fourth seed David Ferrer 7-6 (9-7), 2-6, 7-6 (11-9).

It was the opposite for Australian Open winner Stanislas Wawrinka, who lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Seventh seed Tomas Berdych eliminated John Isner 6-3, 7-5.

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of March 25, 2013

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….13220

2..(2) Djokovic……….10990

3..(3) Wawrinka………..5740

4..(5) Federer…………5225

5..(4) Ferrer………….4640

6..(7) Berdych…………4540

7..(8) Del Potro……….4260

8..(6) Murray………….3975

9.(10) Isner…………..2715

10.(12) Raonic………….2710

11..(9) Gasquet…………2635

12.(11) Tsonga………….2615

13.(14) Fognini…………2340

14.(17) Robredo…………2140

15.(16) Dimitrov………..2130

16.(15) Youzhny…………2090

17.(13) Haas……………2075

18.(18) Anderson………..1940

19.(21) Nishikori……….1805

20.(19) Almagro…………1750

21.(20) Janowicz………..1715

22.(23) Dolgopolov………1690

23.(22) Gulbis………….1655

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 ********

TUESDAY

Miami

Singles – Fourth Round

[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [14] F Fognini (ITA) 62 62

[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d [16] T Robredo (ESP) 63 75

[22] A Dolgopolov (UKR) d [3] S Wawrinka (SUI) 64 36 61

[20] K Nishikori (JPN) d [4] D Ferrer (ESP) 76(7) 26 76(9) – saved 4 M.P.

[5] R Federer (SUI) d [9] R Gasquet (FRA) 61 62

[6] A Murray (GBR) d [11] J Tsonga (FRA) 64 61

[7] T Berdych (CZE) d [10] J Isner (USA) 63 75

[12] M Raonic (CAN) d [LL] B Becker (GER) 63 64

Doubles – Quarter-finals

[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [5] D Marrero (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) 63 76(5)

[8] M Llodra (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) d F Lopez (ESP) / M Mirnyi (BLR) 76(6) 60

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