Nick Kyrgios continued his outstanding season on Saturday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, moving into the third-round with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Damir Dzumhur.

The 12^th seed immediately went down a double break and trailed 0-3 in the opening set, but fought back to break Dzumhur three times and grab the early advantage. In a reversal of fortunes, Kyrgios went up 3-0 in the second set before eventually wrapping up the win in 63 minutes.

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Kyrgios, currently No. 16 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, moves to 11-3 in 2017. His consistent season includes a quarter-final showing at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells, where he defeated World No. 2 and three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth-round. He also defeated Djokovic en route to a semi-final showing in Acapulco (l. Querrey) and reached the final four in Montpellier (l. Tsonga).

Next up for Kyrgios is 17^th seed Ivo Karlovic, who saved all four break points he faced to defeat Andrey Kuznetsov 7-6(4), 6-1. The Aussie leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 2-0.

Eighth seed David Goffin finished with a flourish to end the run of qualifier Darian King 7-5, 6-1. The Belgian won eight of the last nine games to move into the round of 32. Goffin is looking to match the success of his 2016 run in Miami, when he reached the semi-finals (l. Djokovic)

He’ll next play Diego Schwartzman, who continued his solid run in Miami by taking out 27^th seed David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3. The Argentine remained in control throughout the match, breaking Ferrer five times to prevail in 76 minutes. Goffin and Schwartzman are even in their FedEx ATP Head2Head at 1-1.

Juan Martin del Potro set up a mouth-watering clash with Roger Federer after prevailing in his second-round match on Saturday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, convincingly moving past Robin Haase 6-2, 6-4. 

The 27^th seed only dropped five points on serve in the opening set and broke Haase twice to grab the early advantage. Both players remained even early on in the second set, but del Potro found another gear and won the final 12 points to advance in one hour and 21 minutes. He improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record over Haase to 3-0.

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Del Potro and Federer haven’t faced each other since the 2013 ATP Finals. The Swiss Maestro leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 15-5, but their past seven matches have gone to a deciding set. Federer has won five of their six career meetings on outdoor hard-courts, including their past four meetings on the surface.

The Argentine is currently 6-3 this season, requiring some of the world’s best players to defeat him including Milos Raonic (Delray Beach) and Novak Djokovic (Acapulco and Indian Wells).

Roger Federer put on a serving clinic in edging American teen Frances Tiafoe at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Saturday. Making his first appearance in Miami since 2014, Federer reeled off 20 consecutive service points in the first set, claiming 80 per cent overall, to prevail 7-6(2), 6-3.

The two-time champion extended his dominant run in 2017 to 14-1, kicking off his quest for a third title (2005-06) at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. His 45 match wins in Miami is second only to six-time champion Andre Agassi (61). Less than a week after clinching the Indian Wells crown, Federer is seeking a third Sunshine Double.

Tiafoe’s mettle was tested early and often and the #NextGenATP star responded well, flashing his baseline firepower and trademark charisma. But Federer was undaunted on a windy and overcast late afternoon in South Florida. The first set proceeded to a tie-break and Federer took the immediate mini-break, striking a sharply angled backhand that pulled Tiafoe well off the court.

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World No. 101 Tiafoe entertained the home fans with brilliant backhand passes, but the qualifier was broken for 4-2 in the second set and Federer streaked to the finish line from there. A Tiafoe return winner denied his first match point, but a service winner closed out the win after one hour and 13 minutes. 

Keeping points short, Federer won the majority of rallies under five shots (47-35) and fired 23 winners in total, including eight aces. A 21st FedEx ATP Head2Head encounter against Juan Martin del Potro looms large in the third round. Del Potro takes on Robin Haase in Saturday’s night session.

A vintage @rogerfederer performance!

We have a feeling this isn’t the last of Frances Tiafoe we’ll be seeing… https://t.co/uOv8aOb7Zp

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 25, 2017

Tomas Berdych saved all three break points on Saturday to move into the third round of the Miami Open presented by Itau. The 10^th seed advanced past #NextGenATP player Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-3, 6-2 in 72 minutes.

Berdych struck eight aces in the routine win and will meet 24^th seed Gilles Muller in the third round. The left-handed Muller survived a tight second-round contest against Italian Andreas Seppi 7-6(3), 7-6(1). All nine break points faced in the match were saved.

Berdych, No. 14 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, is making his 12^th consecutive appearance in South Florida and has fared well throughout his career at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. In 2010, the Czech right-hander reached the final before falling to American Andy Roddick. Berdych also reached the semi-finals in 2008, 2014 and 2015.

Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares successfully kicked off their Miami Open presented by Itau campaign on Saturday. The fourth seeds saved three of the four break points they faced to beat Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi 6-4, 6-3 in 68 minutes. Murray and Soares will next face Paolo Lorenzi and Joao Sousa in the second round.

Second seeds and defending champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut defeated Dominic Inglot and Florin Mergea 6-1, 4-6, 16-14. The French team will next face Brian Baker and Daniel Nestor in the second round.

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Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers also claimed an opening win, a 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 victory over Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah. They’ll next play Americans Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock,who took out Aisam-Ul-Haq-Qureshi and Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-3. Sixth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo beat Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner 2-6, 7-6(0), 10-7 to set a second-round meeting with Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau, who topped Viktor Troicki and Michael Venus 6-4, 7-5.

Seventh seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers are through to the round of 16 after defeating Spaniards Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-3.

Stan Wawrinka gave himself an early birthday present on Saturday at the Miami Open presented by Itaú. The Swiss, who turns 32 on Tuesday, downed Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 6-4 in 65 minutes to open play on Day 4 at the Crandon Park Tennis Center.

Coming off a run to the final at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Wawrinka dropped just two points on his first serve (92 per cent points won) and fired seven aces. He converted both break points earned, taking the lead in the fourth game of first set and once again to open the second.

“I’m really happy with the match today,” said Wawrinka. “I think it was a great match, especially for first one here for me. It’s quite tough conditions, raining and really windy today. It’s really windy on the court, so it’s never easy. I’m happy with the way I was moving, the way I was playing and my attitude in general was really positive. So it’s a great match.

“I’m playing better tennis. I feel that I’m playing good here. I took the confidence from Indian Wells. So let’s see… When I’m playing well, when I am confident with my game, I know I can beat anybody.”

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Making his ninth appearance in Miami, Wawrinka leads the field at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event for the first time. It marks the first time a player outside the Big Four is the top seed in Miami since Lleyton Hewitt in 2003.

Wawrinka will look to match his best result at the prestigious hard-court event when he faces either Feliciano Lopez or Malek Jaziri next, with a spot in the Round of 16 on the line.

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DAY 4 PREVIEW: Second round action in the top half of the draw on Saturday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, features top seed Stan Wawrinka, No. 4 seed and 2005-06 champion Roger Federer, No. 6 seed Dominic Thiem and No. 8 seed David Goffin, a semi-finalist last year. In addition, No. 29 seed and top Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, headlines the night session.

In the opening match on Stadium, Wawrinka brings a 2-0 head-to-head record against Horacio Zeballos of Argentina. Wawrinka won both previous meetings on clay in Buenos Aires in 2012 and Roland Garros in 2013. Wawrinka is coming off a runner-up effort at the first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season in Indian Wells where he lost to Federer. Wawrinka, who turns 32 next Tuesday, is the top seed in an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time in his career.

In the next men’s match on, Federer takes on #NextGenATP qualifier Frances Tiafoe, a 19-year-old who is No. 101 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Federer is off to a blazing 13-1 start, highlighted by his 18th Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open and 25th ATP Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells last Sunday. It was also his 90th career title.

The 35-year-old superstar is making his 16th Miami Open appearance, the first since 2014. Last year he was in the draw but withdrew due to illness. His 44 Miami match wins is second only to six-time champion Andre Agassi (61). Tiafoe is playing his first Top 10 opponent in his young career. The highest-ranked player he has faced is No. 18 David Goffin last year in Indian Wells where he lost in a third set tie-break.

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In the night session, del Potro looks for his third win against top Dutchman Robin Haase, who is ranked No. 48. The 28-year-old del Potro last year came into Miami ranked No. 366 and this week
he enters No. 34. A semi-finalist here in 2009, del Potro is playing in his fourth tournament of the season. His best result is the semi-finals in Delray Beach.

On Grandstand, Americans Sam Querrey, the No. 22 seed (vs. Tommy Robredo), and John Isner, the No. 18 seed (vs. Thomaz Bellucci), are the first two men’s matches on the schedule. In the third match on, #NextGenATP Croat Borna Coric plays Thiem in a first-time meeting. In the final match, No. 12 seed Nick Kyrgios, who reached the semi-finals here last year in his debut, squares off with Damir Dzumhur for the first time. In his last two tournaments, Kyrgios has wins over No. 2 Novak Djokovic en route to the semi-finals in Acapulco and quarter-finals in Indian Wells.

In the opening match on Court 1, 2013 Miami finalist and No. 27 seed David Ferrer, plays Argentine Diego Schwartzman for the first time. Ferrer is making his 15th straight Miami appearance. In the next match on, No. 10 seed and 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych plays Russian #NextGenATP wild card Andrey Rublev for the first time. In the last singles match, Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei looks for his second win against No. 16 seed #NextGenATP German standout Alexander Zverev, who last month won his second career ATP World Tour title in Montpellier (d. Gasquet). Also won doubles title with brother Mischa.