Roger Federer turned his skills to mixing music this week in Miami during a party for Moët & Chandon at Sugar, a rooftop bar 40 stories up at EAST, Miami hotel.  Federer teamed with renowned DJ Nora En Pure, who has a South African and Swiss heritage, like the 25-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champion.

Federer was also presented with a special bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne to mark his 90^th tour-level title, achieved last weekend at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

“Moet Moments are always different and creative,” Federer said. “Tonight is with a really cool DJ in Miami. So why not? The location is stunning and I love music, so that makes it a very cool event.”

Federer joked that he felt out of his comfort zone playing guest DJ. “I got nervous out there. It got complicated… a lot of buttons to be pressed and listening to the music blurred the rest of my brain. Anyway, it was great fun and we had a great time. I got a special bottle with No. 90 on it and I met a lot of cool and interesting people.”

On Saturday Federer will begin his quest for a third Miami Open title at Key Biscyane. Federer has enjoyed an outstanding start to 2017, winning his 18^th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and his fifth title in Indian Wells.

#NextGenATP player Frances Tiafoe finished strongly in his opening round match on Thursday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, racing through the final set against Konstantin Kravchuk to advance 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 and set up a clash with fourth seed Roger Federer.

The American qualifier was unable to convert on two break points up 5-4 in the second set and the Russian eventually levelled the match, but Tiafoe bounced back by surging to a 5-0 lead in the decider. A strong forehand from Tiafoe on his first match point wrapped up the contest after just over two hours of play.

Tiafoe also defeated Kravchuk last week in the opening round of the ATP Challenger Tour event in Irving, Texas. His next match against Federer will mark the first time that the 19 year old has faced a player inside the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings.

Horacio Zeballos set up a second-round clash with top seed Stan Wawrinka after outlasting Gastao Elias 6-7(2), 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 36 minutes. Zeballos served to stay in the match at 4-5 in the final set before breaking in the next game. The Argentine improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head with Elias to 2-1.

Darian King also continued his push towards the Top 100 by prevailing in an all-qualifier battle over Lukas Lacko 7-6(2), 6-4. The Barbados native scored his first main draw win at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event just two weeks ago at the BNP Paribas Open. Next up for King is eighth seed David Goffin.

Other first-round winners on Thursday included Tommy Robredo, Andreas Seppi and Adrian Mannarino. 

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The #NextGenATP contingent at the Miami Open presented by Itau have been embroiled in marathon first-round matches on Thursday.

Borna Coric remains unbeaten against World No. 41 Marcel Granollers in their FedEx ATP Head2Head at 3-0, following a gruelling two hours and 51 minutes victory. The Croatian won their last encounter in three sets at the 2016 Aircel Chennai Open and required another deciding set in Miami during a 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 win.

However, two #NextGenATP players fell to narrow defeats in deciding tie-breaks. Diego Schwartzman moved into the second round of the Miami Open for the first time, but he needed two-and-a-half-hours to navigate past Karen Khachanov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4). The Argentine will next face 2013 finalist David Ferrer.

South Korean Hyeon Chung was edged 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(1) by World No. 66 Damir Dzumhur, whose reward is a second round match against Nick Kyrgios.

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In contrast, Andrey Rublev needed only 44 minutes to dismiss World No. 46 Florian Mayer 6-1, 6-1. The #NextGenATP teenager won 90 per cent of points on first serve to book a match against 2010 Miami finalist Tomas Berdych.

#NextGenATP qualifier Frances Tiafoe defeated Konstantin Kravchuk for the second time in a fortnight. The American won in the first round of the Irving Challenger last week, and despite squandering two match points, was able to complete a 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 triumph in Miami. The 19 year old will next face two-time champion Roger Federer on Saturday.

#NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev will tackle the challenge presented by Yen-Hsun Lu in the second round after he ousted Casper Ruud 6-2, 6-1 earlier on Thursday.

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Miami Open presented by Itau – Florida, United States

Customers at the Juan Valdez Cafe in Downtown Miami were given a pleasant surprise during their rush hour coffee run. Miami Open presented by Itau top seed Stan Wawrinka was on hand to serve customers with an early morning caffeine fix ahead of his quest for the title.

Doubles pairing Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray were joined by Joao Sousa on Crandon Park beach. The trio were put through their paces in a game of foot volley as they basked in the Miami sunshine.

Roger Federer turned his skills to mixing music Wednesday night in Miami during a party for Moët & Chandon at Sugar, a rooftop bar 40 stories up at EAST, Miami hotel. Federer teamed with renowned DJ Nora En Pure, who has a South African and Swiss heritage like the 25-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champion.

#NextGenATP players Casper Ruud, Michael Mmoh, Hyeon Chung, Mikael Ymer, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov visited the beach ahead of the Miami Open. The rising stars of the game took time out from their preparations to take in the views by the Cape Florida Lighthouse.

Latino players Pablo Cuevas, Diego Schwartzman and Thomaz Bellucci took part in the Hispanic Media Day. The trio headed to the iconic Rusty Pelican restaurant for some spectacular views at Key Biscayne.

Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreno Busta enjoyed a taste of the TV world. Agut went onto the Camilo show at CNN en Espanol, while Carreno Busta was a guest at Univision on Contacto Deportivo.

American No. 1 Jack Sock and Grigor Dimitrov were kept busy on Kids’ Day at the Crandon Park Tennis Center. The duo managed to entertain a group of kids by taking part in some on court activities.

David Ferrer managed to find time to meet the ball kids and the dedicated volunteers at the Miami Open.

• DAY 2 PREVIEW: There are 16 first round singles matches in the top half of the Miami Open presented by Itau draw on Thursday’s schedule. Six of the 11 #NextGenATP players in the tournament are in action, leading off with 20-year-old Croat Borna Coric against Spaniard Marcel Granollers in the first men’s match on Stadium. In the next match on, #NextGenATP qualifier Frances Tiafoe plays Konstantin Kravchuk for the second straight week. Tiafoe defeated the Russian 61 64 in the 1R at the Irving, Texas Challenger last week. The 19-year-old Tiafoe was one of five Americans to qualify into the tournament. Kravchuk is looking for his first ATP World Tour match win of the season (0-6). In the evening session, Brazilian wild card Thomaz Bellucci takes on Stephane Robert of France.

On Grandstand, former World No. 5 Tommy Robredo takes on the top player from Georgia, Nikoloz Basilashvili, who is off to a career-best 10-6 start, highlighted by a runner-up in Memphis and SF in Sofia. In the next match on, 20-year-old #NextGenATP star Karen Khachanov plays Diego Schwartzman of Argentina for the first time. Khachanov is the top Russian in the Emirates ATP Rankings at No. 52. Last month he broke the Top 50. In the next men’s match on, Aussie Bernard Tomic looks to break a five-match losing streak against qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan. In the evening match, Alexandr Dolgopolov, who captured his third career ATP World Tour title in Buenos Aires last month (d. No. 5 Nishikori), plays Malek Jaziri of Tunisia. Jaziri is coming off a career-best ATP Masters 1000 4R result in Indian Wells.

• #NEXTGENATP STARS: There are 11 #NextGenATP players in the main draw, including six teenagers. On Wednesday, #NextGenATP players went 3-1 in 1R play. Here’s a look at the talented 21 & under group listed in ranking order:

Main Draw Rank Age Round
Alexander Zverev No. 20 19 vs. Ruud-Lu winner in 2R
Karen Khachanov No. 52 20 vs. Schwartzman in 1R
Borna Coric No. 62 20 vs. Granollers in 1R
Hyeon Chung No. 92 20 vs. Dzumhur in 1R
Jared Donaldson (Q) No. 95 20 d. Edmund in 1R, vs. M. Zverev in 2R
Frances Tiafoe (Q) No. 101 19 vs. Kravchuk in 1R
Ernesto Escobedo (Q) No. 108 20 d. Evans in 1R, vs Verdasco in 2R
Taylor Fritz No. 126 19 d. Pavlasek in 1R, vs. Kohlschreiber in 2R
Casper Ruud (WC) No. 128 18 vs. Lu in 1R
Andrey Rublev (WC) No. 130 19 vs. F. Mayer in 1R
Michael Mmoh (WC) No. 179 19 l. to Mahut in 1R

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