Wildcard Nick Kyrgios cruises past fifth seed Andrey Rublev at Miami Open
Nick Kyrgios, playing in Miami as a wildcard, cruised past fifth seed Andrey Rublev to reach the third round of the Miami Open.
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Miami Open: Alexander Zverev serves up win over Borna Coric to reach third round
Borna Coric at the Miami Open on Friday as the tournament's second seed punched his ticket to the third round. The towering German, who came into the match with a losing record against the Croatian, served his way out of trouble in the first game of the third set and fended off a break point while serving up 5-3 en route to the hard-fought win. Zverev, who crushed 12 aces and only committed one double fault, said his more aggressive approach was the difference in the contest.
Kyrgios fined US$25,000 by ATP for Indian Wells outbursts
Australian Nick Kyrgios has been fined $25,000 for nearly hitting a ball boy after smashing his racket and yelling an audible obscenity during his Indian Wells loss to Rafa Nadal earlier this month, the governing body ATP said on Friday (Mar 25).
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray warnings important after Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, Jenson Brooksby escape ATP bans
The calls are growing for the ATP Tour to take a stronger stance on player behaviour. Alexander's Zverev's eight-week suspended ban and £19,000 fine for attacking an umpire's chair with his racquet at the Mexican Open was largely deemed to be extremely lenient. There was also surprise that Nick Kyrgios was not punished for very nearly injuring a ball boy when he smashed his racquet on the court after losing to Rafael Nadal at Indian Wells.
Miami Open player calls for default in ballboy incident after Kyrgios and Zverev repeat
Jenson Brooksby came under fire when he accidentally hit a ball boy with his racket during his Miami Open first-round victory over Federico Coria. The Argentine called for his opponent to be defaulted after recent similar incidents involving Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev, but he only received a point penalty and went on to win.
'It's too much' - Patrick Mouratoglou unhappy at 'everybody jumping' on Alexander Zverev over incident
Top tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou has expressed his unhappiness with 'everybody jumping' on Alexander Zverev and said 'it was a bit too much'. The world No. 3 was handed the maximum fine by the ATP following his vicious reaction at the Mexican Open as he struck Alessandro Germani’s chair several times with his racquet after his doubles defeat alongside Marcelo Melo against Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara.
Medvedev, Sabalenka top seeds at ATP and WTA Miami Open
Daniil Medvedev will try to reclaim the world number one ranking and top seed Aryna Sabalenka chases her first final in 10 months at the ATP and WTA Miami Open.
Daniil Medvedev, Aryna Sabalenka top seeds at ATP and WTA Miami Open
Daniil Medvedev will try to reclaim the world number one ranking and top seed Aryna Sabalenka chases her first final in 10 months at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. Men's play starts Wednesday and women's play begins Tuesday in the hardcourt tournament at Hard Rock Stadium, where highest seeds receive first-round byes. Serbia's Novak Djokovic moved into the top spot of the rankings this week, bumping out reigning US Open champion Medvedev after a three-week stay following his third-round exit at Indian Wells. The 26-year-old Russian, runner-up at the past two Australian Opens, would return to the top spot with a semi-final run at Miami. Medvedev only reached his first Miami quarter-final last year, when he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut, so a last-four spot would mark a best-ever run in Miami.