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A fit and happy Naomi Osaka would be a welcome addition back to the women’s tour these days, especially with the shock…
A fit and happy Naomi Osaka would be a welcome addition back to the women’s tour these days, especially with the shock…
Tuesday’s action-packed slate at the Miami Open presented by Itau will see the fourth round start and finish, with eight high-stakes matchups on tap. The draw’s top half has yielded a marquee matchup between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz, as well as a tough test for World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev against Jenson Brooksby. Defending champion Hubert Hurkacz will face Lloyd Harris, while Indian Wells champ Taylor Fritz takes on Miomir Kecmanovic for a spot in the quarter-finals of the year’s second ATP Masters 1000 event.
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It was one of the shocks of the 2021 US Open when the unproven Alcaraz upset Tsitsipas in the third round. But the Spaniard backed up that fifth-set tie-break win by reaching the quarter-finals in New York, and he has gone from strength to strength from there, rocketing into the Top 20 behind a pair of ATP Tour titles (Umag, Rio de Janeiro).
Both men are in top form entering Tuesday’s rematch, as Tsitsipas looks to level their ATP Head2Head at one win apiece. The Greek dominated Alex de Minaur, 6-4, 6-3, to reach the last 16, while Alcaraz, who has yet to drop a set in Miami, was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Marin Cilic in the third round.
Tsitsipas is the higher-ranked player, but Alcaraz has been more consistent on the season at 13-2. The Greek, whose record stands at 17-6, is one spot higher at No. 6 in the ATP Race To Turin, thanks to his semi-final run at the Australian Open.
“I’m going to try and fight. He’s a great player.” the Greek previewed. “For me, it is going to be a big challenge to step out on the court. I like these kinds of challenges. I’m going to put my soul out there and give it my all.”
Following their US Open matchup, Tsitsipas said he had “never seen someone hit the ball so hard”. On his second look, he will look to find the right game plan to cool the red-hot 18-year-old in the slow Miami conditions.
Medvedev and Brooksby will square off for the first time, with the American booking the showdown by coming back from 0-4 down in the third set against Roberto Bautista Agut.
In an intriguing stylistic matchup, the 6-foot-6 Medvedev and the 6-foot-4 Brooksby will match wits with their unique brands of tennis. Expect a lot of variety and dogged retrieving from both men, though Medvedev is more than capable of taking the direct route in points with a big serve and forehand. His opponent may lack that quick-strike ability, but he more than makes up for it with an impressive all-around game with few weaknesses.
Sitting at a career-high of No. 39 in the ATP Rankings, Brooksby already has experience against the game’s best on the biggest stages. He caused Novak Djokovic fits with his unorthodox game at the US Open as he dominated the opening set in their fourth-round matchup, ultimately falling in four entertaining sets.
As for Medvedev, who went on to beat Djokovic in the New York final, two more wins in Miami will see him overtake the Serb to reclaim the World No. 1 ranking with a semi-final showing.
The defending Miami champion overcame a pair of tricky matchups against Arthur Rinderknech and 29th seed Aslan Karatsev to kickstart his 2022 campaign in South Florida, going three sets to get past Karatsev and reach the last 16. The unseeded Harris also enters on the heels of a three-set win, his coming against Yoshihito Nishioka on Monday.
With no rest day for the top half of the draw, fitness could be a factor in this one.
Neither man has been able to sustain top form so far in 2022, with Hurkacz’s best result coming in a Dubai semi-final run and Harris failing to win a match until he followed a Davis Cup victory with a three-set win over Facundo Bagnis at Indian Wells.
Harris again beat Bagnis to open his Miami campaign, but backed it up this time with a 6-3, 6-4 win against 12th seed Denis Shapovalov before downing Nishioka in three.
The winner of their match on the Grandstand will face the winner of Medvedev vs. Brooksby.
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[11] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Miomir Kecmanovic (SER)
Fritz and Kecmanovic will meet for the second time in 11 days after Fritz won a three-setter in the Indian Wells quarter-finals. Fritz has shown no signs of slowing down after winning his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title, beating Mikhail Kukushkin and Tommy Paul to reach the fourth round as Miami’s 11th seed.
Following his 7-6(2), 6-4 win over Paul, the American said his ankle is a little worse than after his Miami Opener, but “way, way better” than it felt in Indian Wells.
As he gets set for his ninth match in just over two weeks, the 24-year-old is hoping to keep the momentum going.
“It’s tough,” he said. “Obviously my body is feeling it a bit, but I’m kind of just thinking I’m playing good, my confidence is high, so I want to keep riding it out as much as possible — instead of the other way you can go, which is being satisfied and thinking, ‘Oh, I did really well this week, it’s OK if I don’t do so well the next week.’
“I kind of just kept telling myself to not be satisfied with doing well in Indian Wells. I want to do well here. I just want to ride out this confidence and the good tennis that I’m playing and just keep it going.”
While Kecmanovic is still seeking his first tour-level title of 2022, the 22-year-old is bidding for a fourth consecutive quarter-final appearance following deep runs in Rio de Janeiro, Santiago and Indian Wells. The in-form Serb also made the last 16 at the Australian Open, where he lost to Gael Monfils.
That run of results has Kecmanovic at No. 16 in the ATP Race To Turin, while Fritz is sitting pretty at No. 3, behind only Rafael Nadal and Medvedev.
The winner here will take on Tsitsipas or Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.
ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
STADIUM start 12:00 noon
ATP – [Q] T. Kokkinakis (AUS) vs. [2] A. Zverev (GER)
ATP – [1] D. Medvedev vs. J. Brooksby (USA)
Not Before 3:00 pm
WTA – [22] B. Bencic (SUI) vs. [WC] D. Saville (AUS)
Not Before 7:00 pm
WTA – N. Osaka (JPN) vs. [9] D. Collins (USA)
Not Before 9:00 pm
[11] T. Fritz (USA) vs. M. Kecmanovic (SER)
GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
ATP – [6] C. Ruud (NOR) vs. [10] C. Norrie (GBR)
ATP – [WC] N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs. [9] J. Sinner (ITA)
ATP – F. Cerundolo (ARG) vs. [28] F. Tiafoe (USA)
ATP – L. Harris (RSA) vs. [8] H. Hurkacz (POL)
ATP – [3] S. Tsitsipas (GRE) vs. [14] C. Alcaraz (ATP)
BUTCH BUCHHOLZ start 11:00 am
ATP – R. Bopanna (IND) / D. Shapovalov (CAN) vs. [6] W. Koolhof (NED) / N. Skupski (GBR)
Not Before 12:00 pm
WTA – K. Flipkens (BEL) / S. Mirza (IND) vs. E. Alexandrova / Z. Yang (CHN)
Not Before 2:00 pm
[1] V. Kudermetova / E.Mertens (BEL) vs. A. Rosolska (POL) / E. Routliffe (AUS)
After Suitable Rest
[WC] T. Kokkinakis (AUS) / N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs. [3] M. Granollers (ESP) / H. Zeballos (ARG)
S. Bolelli (ITA) / F. Fognini (ITA) vs. F. Delbonis (ARG) / Ma. Gonzalez (ARG)
The Miami Open presented by Itau action heats up on Tuesday with all fourth-round matches taking place at the ATP Masters 1000 event. A first meeting between Jannik Sinner and Nick Kyrgios headlines the action from the bottom half of the draw, while second seed Alexander Zverev battles Thanasi Kokkinakis and Top 20 stars Casper Ruud and Cameron Norrie face off as both seek a first quarter-final appearance at Hard Rock Stadium.
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A maiden ATP Head2Head meeting between Jannik Sinner and Nick Kyrgios would be an exciting prospect anywhere in the world, but on Monday the pair face off for the first time in Miami, a city synonymous with winning for both players.
Sinner reached the championship match on debut at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in 2021, while Kyrgios is a two-time semi-finalist who holds a 14-4 match record at the event. Fans may have been deprived of a Sinner-Kyrgios clash at the BNP Paribas Open two weeks ago after the Italian was forced to withdraw from their fourth-round match due to illness, but they haven’t had to wait much longer to glimpse what should be an intriguing matchup.
After last year’s exploits, Sinner could have been forgiven for feeling the pressure of expectation on his return to south Florida. The 20-year-old has certainly had to battle in Miami so far this year but dug deep to fend off three match points to edge Emil Ruusuvuori in his opening match and save five more against Pablo Carreno Busta in the third round.
In contrast Kyrgios’ time on court has been relatively brief, the Australian having dropped just nine games across his opening two matches against Andrey Rublev and Fabio Fognini in Miami. The six-time ATP Tour titlist has looked back to his best across the Sunshine Double, reaching the quarter-finals in Indian Wells without dropping a set before falling to Rafael Nadal. Sinner will be another tough test for Kyrgios as he tries to maintain his excellent form, but the wild card is brimming with confidence.
“I wanted to keep the momentum going,” said Kyrgios after Fabio Fognini in the third round. “As soon as I had break points, I wanted to take them. I served well and I am happy to be through. I am just returning well. My doubles has helped me a lot on [the] singles court. The way I am serving and returning is quite a sight to see.”
Another duo facing off for the first time on Tuesday is second seed Alexander Zverev and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
A tough start to 2022 means No. 4-ranked Zverev is still hunting a first trophy of the year, but the reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion believes his opening wins over Borna Coric and Mackenzie McDonald show he is starting to find his way under the Florida sun.
“I’m happy to be finding my rhythm a little bit,” Zverev said after taking out McDonald in straight sets. “I’m happy with getting easier wins, as well. [I’m] just generally happy to be in the fourth round. I think the tournament is going to get tougher from here, but I’m ready.”
Zverev has triumphed at four of the nine Masters 1000 events and came mighty close to doing the same in Miami in 2018 when he fell to a three-set defeat to John Isner in the championship match. However, until this week the German hadn’t won a match in south Florida since the tournament’s 2019 move to Hard Rock Stadium.
Qualifier Kokkinakis has got his hands on two trophies this year, clinching a maiden ATP Tour title in his hometown of Adelaide in January and then lifting the Australian Open doubles title with Kyrgios. The Australian came through qualifying in Miami without dropping a set and has carried that momentum into the main draw, taking out 13th seed Diego Schwartzman and fellow qualifier Denis Kudla to reach the fourth round for the first time.
Zverev or Kokkinakis’ quarter-final opponent will be settled in a Top 20 clash between Casper Ruud and Cameron Norrie.
Sixth seed Ruud is showing signs of bringing his Masters 1000 clay-court success to Hard Rock Stadium. The Norwegian is a former semi-finalist on the red dirt in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome, but his opening wins over Henri Laaksonen and Alexander Bublik this tournament are his only main-draw victories in Miami.
In Norrie he faces another of the in-form players on Tour, and one who seems to thrive in front of North American fans. The Brit’s 14-match winning streak on the continent was only ended by Rafael Nadal in the Acapulco final in February. Norrie bounced back immediately to reach the quarter-finals defending his title in Indian Wells and his wins over Jack Draper and Hugo Gaston have brought him to the fourth round in Miami for the first time.
The pair has met twice before, with Ruud claiming victory both times but in contrasting styles. The Norweigan cruised to the title in San Diego in October with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Norrie in the final of the ATP 250 event but was then pushed to three sets by the Brit at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin in November. With both players striking the ball well and with a title apiece already in 2022, this fourth-round clash remains a hard one to call.
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A big opportunity awaits both home favourite Frances Tiafoe and Argentine Francisco Cerundolo when they meet.
No. 103-ranked Cerundolo has impressed on his Masters 1000 main-draw debut and dropped just five games to 22nd seed Gael Monfils in the third round. It is his first meeting with Tiafoe and he will hope to do more damage to the 28th seed’s game than his younger brother, Juan Manuel Cerundolo, managed in his 6-3, 6-2 defeat to the American on Sunday.
It is a fourth consecutive fourth-round appearance in Miami for Tiafoe, who was pushed to three sets in his opening match by #NextGenATP American Brandon Nakashima. The 24-year-old has been hampered by an elbow injury in 2022 and his victories this week represent the first time he has won two matches in a row since November.
ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
STADIUM start 12:00 noon
ATP – [Q] T. Kokkinakis (AUS) vs. [2] A. Zverev (GER)
ATP – [1] D. Medvedev vs. J. Brooksby (USA)
Not Before 3:00 pm
WTA – [22] B. Bencic (SUI) vs. [WC] D. Saville (AUS)
Not Before 7:00 pm
WTA – N. Osaka (JPN) vs. [9] D. Collins (USA)
Not Before 9:00 pm
[11] T. Fritz (USA) vs. M. Kecmanovic (SER)
GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
ATP – [6] C. Ruud (NOR) vs. [10] C. Norrie (GBR)
ATP – [WC} N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs. [9] J. Sinner (ITA)
ATP – F. Cerundolo (ARG) vs. [28] F. Tiafoe (USA)
ATP – L. Harris (RSA) vs. [8] H. Hurkacz (POL)
ATP – [3] S. Tsitsipas (GRE) vs. [14] C. Alcaraz (ATP)
BUTCH BUCHHOLZ start 11:00 am
ATP – R. Bopanna (IND) / D. Shapovalov (CAN) vs. [6] W. Koolhof (NED) / N. Skupski (GBR)
Not Before 12:00 pm
WTA – K. Flipkens (BEL) / S. Mirza (IND) vs. E. Alexandrova / Z. Yang (CHN)
Not Before 2:00 pm
[1] V. Kudermetova / E.Mertens (BEL) vs. A. Rosolska (POL) / E. Routliffe (AUS)
After Suitable Rest
[WC] T. Kokkinakis (AUS) / N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs. [3] M. Granollers (ESP) / H. Zeballos (ARG)
S. Bolelli (ITA) / F. Fognini (ITA) vs. F. Delbonis (ARG) / Ma. Gonzalez (ARG)
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Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka will make their highly anticipated returns in Marbella on Tuesday at the AnyTech365 Andalucia Open, an ATP Challenger Tour event.
Wawrinka will be the first star who returns, as he faces Swede Elias Ymer in the second match on Estadio Manolo Santana.
The Swiss, who celebrated his 37th birthday on Monday, underwent two foot surgeries last year. The former World No. 3 has not competed since Doha just more than one year ago.
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Thiem will make his comeback against Pedro Cachin of Argentina, in the match following Wawrinka’s against Ymer (NB 1:30 p.m. local).
The Austrian suffered a right wrist injury while competing in Mallorca last June. Unlike Wawrinka, Thiem’s injury did not require surgery.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas clicked into gear in a dominant third set against J.J. Wolf on Saturday night, and it was more of the same against Alex de Minaur on Monday evening at the Miami Open presented by Itau. The Greek improved to 8-0 in their ATP Head2Head history, including a pair of straight-sets wins this season.
“I was able to execute very well today,” said Tsitsipas, who was hunting his forehand early and often. “There were a few moments where I had to fight a little bit and show my inner strength. He fought, as always, and I was very patient. I was trying to focus game after game on how I can open the court and come in.”
In a 6-4, 6-3 victory, a five-game stretch spanning both sets produced the crux of the 90-minute tussle.
Tsitsipas scored the match’s first break in a six-deuce game to seal the opening set, claiming his reward for consistent pressure on the return throughout the set. De Minaur snapped back to create three break points early in the second set, but Tsitsipas held firm and then moved ahead 3-1 to seize control. The Greek dropped just one point on serve in his final three service games.
The third seed was locked in on his backhand return from the start of the match, guiding several close to the sidelines to take the initiative and create three early break points, though De Minaur fought them off with aggressive play.
While the Aussie was quick to step into the court when he could, stunning his opponent with a few forehand winners, Tsitsipas came out ahead on the new Balance of Power metric, Tennis Data Innovation’s new analysis tool. He held an edge of three percentage points there, 26 to 23, with both men surpassing the ATP Tour average of 22 per cent of shots played in attack.
In the second set, Tsitsipas had an even more distinct advantage as he closed out the match, as shown below.
The win sets up a fourth-round showdown against Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday, when the entire last 16 will be in action. Tsitsipas’ fifth-set tie-break loss to Alcaraz was one of the shocks of the 2021 US Open, but the 18-year-old Spaniard has proven his run to the New York quarter-finals was no fluke.
“I’m going to try and fight. He’s a great player.” the Greek previewed. “For me, it is going to be a big challenge to step out on the court. I like these kinds of challenges. I’m going to put my soul out there and give it my all.”
Also in evening action in Miami, Miomir Kecmanovic continued his hot form with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Sebastian Korda. He’ll take on another American in Taylor Fritz for a spot in the quarter-finals.
Down a set and a break on Monday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini got back and serve and then saved a match point on a sudden-death break point at 4-5 in the second against Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo.
But the Italian duo would have to battle back from behind twice more in a 2-6, 7-6(4), 10-8 victory.
Trailing by an early mini-break in the second set tie-break, they won five points in a row to seal the set from 2-4. The faced an even bigger deficit in the Match Tie-break, trailing 1-5 and 4-8 before taking the last six points of the match.
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In the day’s only other completed doubles match, Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos used a pair of early breaks to spark a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nikola Cacic and Tomislav Brkic. The Spanish/Argentine pairing did not face a break point in the contest and won 89 per cent (32/36) of its first-serve points.
They will next challenge Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, who are both also through to the Miami singles fourth round. The reigning Australian Open champions completed the doubles quarter-finals courtesy of a walkover against Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev.
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Carlos Alcaraz’s rapid rise continued with pace on Monday at the Miami Open presented by Itau.
The #NextGenATP Spaniard dispatched World No. 23 Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 in an intense and heavy-hitting display to reach the fourth round in Florida for the first time.
“I started the match well. It was important to get confidence at the beginning of the match,” Alcaraz said in his on-court interview. “[Starting well] was the key in the first set and it was important to be up in the match.”
Alcaraz was No. 132 in the ATP Rankings when he lost on debut against Finn Emil Ruusuvuori in the first round at the ATP Masters 1000 event last season. Now the 18-year-old is at a career-high No. 16 and is competing in Miami with genuine title aspirations following his impressive start to the year.
The 14th seed, who eliminated Marton Fucsovics in his opening match in Miami, has frequently made history in 2022 with his dynamic performances.
Alcaraz became the youngest ATP 500 champion when he triumphed in Rio de Janeiro, before he advanced to the semi-finals in Indian Wells. His impressive run in the California desert meant he became the second-youngest semi-finalist in tournament history behind only Andre Agassi, who was 17 when he achieved the feat in 1988.
Pumped up and zoned in from the start, Alcaraz looked comfortable against Cilic on Grandstand as he levelled their ATP Head2Head series at 1-1, gaining revenge from his defeat in Estoril last season.
“I think the crowd liked the way I played, with drop shots and playing hard,” Alcaraz said. “They love that style and I think here in Miami a lot of people speak Spanish.”
The Spaniard showcased great agility and pace to track down forehand bullets from Cilic, while he used his own power and depth to pin the 33-year-old deep behind the baseline. Alcaraz saved the one break point he faced and hit 16 winners, eventually advancing after one hour and 35 minutes.
The 2021 Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals champion will next play third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or Australian Alex de Minaur. Alcaraz holds a 1-0 ATP Head2Head series lead over World No. 5 Tsitsipas, having upset the Greek at the US Open in 2021.
Cilic was making his 13th appearance in Miami, with his best result coming in 2013 when he reached the quarter-finals.
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Hubert Hurkacz continued his love affair with the Miami Open presented by Itau Monday, edging Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Grandstand to reach the fourth round.
The Pole broke new ground in Miami last season when he captured his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title. Hurkacz, who has since climbed from No. 37 in the ATP Rankings to current No. 10, produced a strong serving performance against Karatsev as he fired 24 aces to clinch his eighth consecutive win in Florida.
Following his two-hour, 24-minute triumph, Hurkacz now leads the 29-year-old 2-1 in their ATP Head2Head series. The eighth seed will next face Lloyd Harris or Yoshihito Nishioka in the round of 16.
Hurkacz is aiming to win his fifth tour-level crown this week but first of the year. His best result in 2022 came at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where he advanced to the semi-finals.
The 25-year-old is the only previous Miami titlist left in the draw after American John Isner and former World No. 1 Andy Murray both fell at the second-round stage.
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Russia’s Daniil Medvedev is two wins away from regaining the men’s world number one spot after reaching the Miami Open last 16.
Never count out Jenson Brooksby. The 21-year-old proved why on Monday when he rallied from 0-4 down in the deciding set to stun 15th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 and reach the fourth round of the Miami Open presented by Itau.
“I’m happy to get through that one. I thought my competing today was a lot better. Still a little streaky, but usually it would be easy to mentally fold in that situation, I think,” Brooksby said. “But I stayed really mentally strong, I competed until the end and it went my way.”
Brooksby, who dispatched 18th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili with the loss of only four games in the second round, has quickly established himself as a difficult out for the world’s best players. That will be put to the ultimate test in the next round when he challenges top seed Daniil Medvedev.
The home favourite began the season with one ATP Masters 1000 win, but he is now 7-3 at this level, having also advanced to the Round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. During this March Masters swing, Brooksby has earned three wins against current or former Top 10 players.
It was a gruelling match against Bautista Agut, who is one of the best baseliners on Tour. Early on, Brooksby showed impressive shotmaking. But his Spanish opponent used his consistency to hang around and quickly earned two breaks in the third set to seize full control.
But instead of capitulating, two-time ATP Tour finalist Brooksby locked down from the back of the court and clawed his way to six consecutive games and with them, the victory after two hours and 59 minutes
“Unfortunately I had lower energy to start the third and I put myself in a lot of trouble there because of that,” Brooksby said. “But I was glad to mentally turn that around.”
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Brooksby has experience against the very best. At last year’s US Open, he won the first set against Novak Djokovic before losing in four sets.
Another American advanced when Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz defeated close friend and countryman Tommy Paul 7-6(2), 6-4.
Fritz needed three sets in his second-round clash against Mikhail Kukushkin, but against Paul he converted the two break points he earned to move on after one hour and 33 minutes.
“Obviously my body is feeling it a bit, but I’m kind of just thinking [that] I’m playing good, my confidence is high, so I want to keep riding it out as much as possible instead of the other way you can go, which is kind of being satisfied and being, ‘Oh, I did really well this week, it’s okay if I don’t do so well the next week,'” Fritz said. “I kind of just kept telling myself to not be satisfied with doing well in Indian Wells. I want to do well here.”
Fritz will next play in-form Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, who eliminated American Sebastian Korda7-6(4), 6-3. Kecmanovic battled into the Indian Wells quarter-finals, in which he lost to Fritz in three sets.