Kyrgios-Zverev, Federer-Berdych In Miami QFs Thursday

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DAY 9 PREVIEW: The remaining two quarter-finals in the Miami Open, presented by Itau, on Thursday feature a rivalry that has been going on for 14 years while the other is the rivalry of the future between two young stars on the ATP World Tour. No. 4 seed and 2005-06 Miami champion Roger Federer brings a 17-6 head-to-head record against No. 10 seed Tomas Berdych while No. 12 seed Nick Kyrgios meets No. 16 seed Alexander Zverev for the second straight tournament. Kyrgios won the first meeting 63 64 in the 3R at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells on March 14.

The first match on features two players who have not dropped a set in the tournament, as Federer looks to extend his six-match winning streak against Berdych, who last defeated the Swiss superstar in the semi-finals of 2013 Dubai. During the streak, Federer has won the last 14 sets. They extended their rivalry to a 14th consecutive year in January when Federer won in straight sets in the 3R at the Australian Open. In their previous Miami meeting in the 4R in 2010, Berdych prevailed 64 67 76 and went on to reach the final (l. to Roddick). Federer comes into his 10th Miami quarter-final on an eight-match winning streak (16-0 in sets) and overall he is 16-1 on the season. Berdych is making his fifth straight quarter-final appearance in Miami and eighth overall in 13 years. The 31-year-old Czech Republic native leads the tournament in service games won (29 of 30, 97%) while Federer has held 30 of 33 service games (91%).

In the night session quarter-final, Kyrgios tries to reach his second straight semi-final in Miami against Zverev, who is making his Masters 1000 quarter-final debut. This is the youngest QF, SF or F match in an Masters 1000 tournament between Kyrgios (21) and Zverev (19) since 2008 Cincinnati where Novak Djokovic (21) beat Ernests Gulbis (19) in the quarter-finals. Zverev, who will turn 20 on April 20, is the first teenager and youngest player to reach the quarter-finals in Miami since Djokovic and Andy Murray, who were both 19 in 2007. Djokovic won the title and Murray reached the semi-finals that year. Zverev has rallied the past two matches, saving three match points in his three tie-break sets win over John Isner in the 3R and coming back to beat top seed/World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka 46 62 61 in the 4R. Kyrgios has dropped one set so far, in his 3R final set TB win over No. 17 seed Ivo Karlovic. He followed with a 76 63 win over No. 8 seed  and last year’s semi-finalist David Goffin.  

NO. 1 DOUBLES RANKING UPDATE: The No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings will change hands next Monday with Henri Kontinen of Finland or Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan taking  over from Nicolas Mahut. The Bryans will take over No. 1 from Mahut, who has held No. 1 every week since July 11, 2016, if they win the title. Mahut won last year’s Miami title with Pierre-Hugues Herbert but they withdrew from their 2R match due to Herbert’s leg injury. Kontinen, who lost in the 2R (w/Peers), will become the first Finnish player to rank No. 1 unless the Bryan brothers win their fifth Miami title (2007-08, 2014-15). They play in the semi-finals on Thursday vs. Monroe/Sock.