Casper Ruud beats second seed Alexander Zverev to reach Miami Open semi-finals
Casper Ruud is on the cusp of reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 final after upsetting second seed Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.
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Swiatek marches into Miami semis, Ruud upsets Zverev
:Poland's Iga Swiatek continued her terrific run with a 6-3 6-3 win over Petra Kvitova on Wednesday to reach the Miami Open semi-finals, while Norway's Casper Ruud upset men's second seed Alexander Zverev in their quarter-final clash.
Swiatek 'on a roll' to reach Miami Open semi-finals as Ruud stuns Zverev
Iga Swiatek kept alive her bid for the 'sunshine double' after the new world No 1 cruised into the Miami Open semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Petra Kvitova on Wednesday, while men's second seed Alexander Zverev was defeated in the quarter-finals by Norway's Casper Ruud.
Iga Swiatek marches into Miami Open semis, Casper Ruud upsets Alexander Zverev
Iga Swiatek continued her terrific run with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Petra Kvitova on Wednesday to reach the Miami Open semifinals, while Norway's Casper Ruud upset men's second seed Alexander Zverev in their quarter-final clash. Swiatek, who came to Miami full of confidence after claiming back-to-back titles at Doha and Indian Wells, pressured twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova's serve throughout the 77-minute match and never faced a break point. The Polish second seed, who will take over the world number one ranking next week, has now won 15 consecutive matches dating back to Qatar and will next face 16th seed Jessica Pegula. "I want to use the confidence that I built since the beginning of Doha," said Swiatek. "I'm on a roll and I want to use that. Having that kind of streak got pretty tricky, but I'm pretty glad that I could play well, that I'm healthy, and that I can compete against players like Petra. She's a legend."
Tennis-Badosa, Sinner retire as early Miami Open action cut short
(Reuters) - The early action at the Miami Open quarter-finals was cut short on Wednesday, when Spain's Paula Badosa retired from her match against Jessica Pegula and Italian ninth seed Jannik Sinner did the same versus Francisco Cerundolo.
Badosa, Sinner retire as early Miami Open action cut short
The early action at the Miami Open quarter-finals was cut short on Wednesday, when Spain's Paula Badosa retired from her match against Jessica Pegula and Italian ninth seed Jannik Sinner did the same versus Francisco Cerundolo.
Opinion: Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev are the latest examples of men's tennis snowballing anger crisis
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Thiem positive for COVID-19 after first match in nine months
Dominic Thiem, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, said Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after his first match in more than nine months.