Nishikori Sweeps Past Dolgopolov In Miami
Nishikori Sweeps Past Dolgopolov In Miami
Nishikori improves to 4-0 lifetime against Dolgopolov
Kei Nishikori advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open presented by Itau for the sixth straight year on Monday.
The sixth seed swept past No. 27 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2, 6-2 in 72 minutes, winning 45 points in under five shots. He will next play No. 17 seed Roberto Bautista Agut for a place in the quarter-finals.
“Everything worked well,” Nishikori said. “Not many easy mistakes and I served well today, so that was the key.”
Nishikori’s best result at Crandon Park, the venue of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, was a run to the 2014 semi-finals (W/O vs. Djokovic). Dolgopolov is now 9-38 lifetime against players in the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings.
Bautista Agut achieved his best result at a Masters 1000 tournament on Monday by beating No. 9 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) in two hours and 28 minutes.
The Spaniard jumped to a 6-0 lead in the final set tie-break before a forehand volley winner gave him the match. The win marks the second time this year Bautista Agut has come from a set down to beat Tsonga (Auckland).
Nishikori leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 3-0.