Novak Djokovic cruised into the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti in a single hour 22 minutes.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in the course of the Miami Open(Getty Photographs through AFP)
Musetti, the fifteenth seed from Tuscany, bought off to a flying begin to take a 2-0 lead within the first set however then proceeded to lose the subsequent 9 video games because the Serb, trying assured and sharp, ran away with the sport.
Djokovic has gained the Miami Open on six events however has not featured within the quarters since his final victory right here in 2016.
The 37-year-old is now simply three wins away from successful his a hundredth tour-level title.
“He had a really good start of the match. First couple games I started a little bit slow and then I knew that if I give him time, he’s going to make his shots,” Djokovic mentioned.
“He loves kind of running around his backhand, hitting forehands. But he is so talented, he can play any shot in the game on any surface.
“It was robust, significantly within the first seven, eight video games of the match. However I believe breaking his serve to come back again to two-all and break instantly at 3-2, it was a momentum shift and I attempted to make use of that,” he added.
Djokovic will face American Sebastian Korda on Wednesday for a place in the semi-finals after the 24th seed beat French veteran Gael Monfils 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in a rain-affected match.
Korda visibly struggled with his wrist, however, and said after the match that he had been in discomfort with an injury that has caused him trouble in the past.
“It is fairly painful proper now, we’ll see the way it goes tomorrow. Will do plenty of work with my physio now, we’ll see how it’s tomorrow.
“I haven’t played a lot of tournaments this year. Hopefully I can play some good tennis and see where it takes me,” he mentioned.
Korda later pulled out of his doubles match with accomplice Jordan Thompson.
Argentine assist
Argentine Francisco Cerundolo upset fifth-seed Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-2 to take his place within the final eight.
Cerundolo, who enjoys loads of assist from South Florida’s giant Argentine group, has now reached the final eight in three of his previous 4 appearances at Miami.
Cerundolo didn’t profit from three break factors within the opening sport however ultimately broke by way of at 3-3, changing his fourth break level of that sport.
The twenty third seed, who misplaced to Carlos Alcaraz within the quarter-finals at Indian Wells, was dominant within the second set, however his victory was postponed by a three-hour, 30-minute rain delay that arrived when he was 5-1 up.
“I’m super happy. It’s always difficult when you’re playing a really good match, controlling the game, and you have to stop for rain,” mentioned Cerundolo.
“It’s not easy, but I was chill and came back to the match confident and played a really good service game. I’m super happy to get back-to-back Masters 1000 quarter-finals in the US, on hard courts. It’s a great achievement,” he mentioned.
Subsequent up for Cerundolo is 14th seed Grigor Dimitrov, who defeated American Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 7-5.
A day after an exhilarating three-set win over Brazilian Joao Fonseca, Australia’s Alex de Minaur was eradicated by tenth-seed Italian Matteo Berrettini who triumphed 6-3, 7-6 (9/7).
Berrettini had the possibility to shut out the match when serving at 6-5 however let three match factors slip and the match went right into a tie-break.
De Minaur then had an incredible probability to drive a deciding set when he was 6/3 up however was unable to transform the three set factors and Berrettini was in a position to claw again victory.
The Italian will face third-seed Taylor Fritz who progressed with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Australia fortunate loser Adam Walton.
The rain delay meant that top-seed Alexander Zverev’s fourth-round match in opposition to France’s Arthur Fils has been postponed till Wednesday.