Carlos Alcaraz keeps Miami Open title defence on track with straight-sets win
World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz eased past Serbia's Dusan Lajovic to keep his Miami Open title defence on track.
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Alcaraz dominates Lajovic, Andreescu breezes past Kenin in Miami
Carlos Alcaraz swatted aside Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-0 7-6(5)to keep his title defense on track at the Miami Open on Sunday, as Canadian Bianca Andreescu cruised past American Sofia Kenin in straight sets.
Carlos Alcaraz flattens Dusan Lajovic to set up last-16 clash with Tommy Paul at Miami Open
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the last 16 of the Miami Open with a dominant 6-0 7-6 (5) win over Dusan Lajovic that underlined the top seed’s status as the man to beat in Florida. Alcaraz made short work of the Serbian with a first-set bagel, demonstrating his box of tricks with a selection of fizzing forehands, whipped winners and delicate drop shots. Ad He needed a tie-break to get over the line in the second after a surprising late rally from the Serbian, but finished the 91-minute match with 27 winners to his name.
Miami Open 2023: Holger Rune sees off Diego Schwartzman in straight sets to surge into Last-16
Holger Rune continued his quest for a first title of the season with a 6-4 6-2 win over Diego Schwartzman in the third round of the Miami Open. Rune, 19, stormed into the top 10 last year after victories in Paris, Stockholm and Munich, but he’s yet to reach a final in 2023. Ad The seventh seed, following consecutive straight-sets victories over Marton Fucsovics and Schwartzman, will now face Taylor Fritz or Denis Shapovalov for a place in the quarter-finals.
Auger-Aliassime refuses to lose, overcoming 6 match points to advance at Indian Wells
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime overcame six match points to defeat Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in fourth-round action Tuesday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
Jack Draper retires with injury as Carlos Alcaraz reaches Indian Wells quarter-finals to continue world No. 1 bid
Carlos Alcaraz moved into the quarter-finals of Indian Wells after Jack Draper retired during the round-of-16 match. The 21-year-old Brit was trailing 6-2 2-0 when he retired with an abdominal injury. The injury had first flared up in his last-32 match against Andy Murray.
Alcaraz, Swiatek march on at Indian Wells, Murray falls
Carlos Alcaraz fended off tenacious Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Monday to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells as he and women's top seed Iga Swiatek passed tough tests in the California desert.
Bob Bryan appointed US Davis Cup captain
American doubles great and former Grand Slam champion Bob Bryan has been named US Davis Cup captain, the country's tennis association (USTA) said on Monday.