Miami Master 1000: Djokovic beat Darcis 6-0 7-5 to set up fourth round match with Dolgopolov - UBITENNIS

Miami Master 1000: Djokovic beat Darcis 6-0 7-5 to set up fourth round match with Dolgopolov

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TENNIS – Novak Djokovic beat Steve Darcis 6-0 7-5 to advance to the fourth round of the Miami Open. Djokovic is bidding to win his fifth title at Key Biscayne and his third Indian Wells-Miami double. Diego Sampaolo

Djokovic will take on Aleksander Dolgopolov who recovered from 3-5 down in the first set to win the next seven games to went up by a set and break en route to taking a 7-5 6-4 win over Brazilian Thomas Bellucci.

Djokovic did not face any break point chances The Belgian player had to face four break point chances. He managed to saved the first three but Djokovic converted on his fourt h break point. Djokovic broke serve twice more to win the first set with a bagel in just 26 minutes.

Darcis, who beat Rafa Nadal at Wimbledon in 2013, had to save a lot of break points holding four break points before breaking serve in the ninth game to take a 5-4 lead in the second set. Djokovic broke serve to love for 5-all before holding serve to 15 for 6-5. In the 12th game which went to deuce, Darcis could not convert on five chances for 6-6. Nole wrapped it up with 7-5 on the first match point with a drop-shot in one hour and 28 minutes.

“I managed to come back in the right moment. I elevated the intensity and started playing a little bit more with depth on the ball. I was handling it really good for the first 30 minutes, then I started to make some unforced errors”, said Djokovic.

John Isner upset Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 to set up a fourth round match against Milos Raonic. Isner converted on his two break point chances and fended off the two break points he faced during the match. Isner already reached the fourth round in Miami in 2011 and 2014.

Isner hit 15 aces and saved the only two break points he faced during the first set. The US player broke serve in the third game of the second set. He held his serve pulling away to 4-2 before breaking serve in the seventh game after Dimitrov made a double fault.

Kei Nishikori dismissed Viktor Troicki with 6-2 6-2 in 63 minutes to get through to the fourth round at the Miami Open Master 1000 Tournament. Nishikori will take on Belgian David Goffin who overcame Jerzy Janowicz 6-3 6-4

Nishikori broke serve early in the first set but dropped his serve in the next game. Nishikori took control of the match and wrapped up the first set with 6-2. After dropping his serve Troicki called a medical time-out because of a back problem which afftected the rest of his match.

Milos Raonic battled past Jeremy Chardy in three sets with 6-1 5-7 7-6 (7-3) after two hours and 10 minutes.

Chardy dropped his serve for the first set after committing three forehand errors and two double faults. He went up 40-15 in the fifth game but he committed another double fault and other unforced errors. Raonic dropped just two service points to clinch the first set with 6-2. Chardy dropped his serve after committing two double faults . Chardy bounced back by breaking serve before saving two break points in the following game. Chardy broke Raonic for the second time in the 12th game to force the match to the third set.

The third set went on serve until the 8th game when Chardy earned two break points

Raonic served for the match at 5-4 in the second set but Chardy broke back before taking the second set when Raonic hit a smash into the net. Raonic wrapped up the match by winning the tie-break

David Ferrer, who reached the Miami final in 2013 losing to Andy Murray, beat Lukas Rosol 6-4 7-5. The Spanish player, who turns 33 on Thursday, fended off six of the seven break points he faced. The Valencia player will take on twice Miami quarter finalist Giles Simon who capitalized on three of his four break point chances to defeat Alejandro Falla 6-3 6-4.

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