- Top-cultivated Carlos Alcaraz likewise progressed easily in a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 23 seed Lorenzo Musetti.
- No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina plays No. 8 seed Maria Sakkari on Tuesday night.
- Medvedev followed 4-0 in the sudden death round before mobilizing to take the set.
- He said he utilized that energy to get out to a quick beginning and finish his achievement triumph.
Shielding Miami Open hero Daniil Medvedev won his 350th professional match to move into the quarterfinals for a fourth consecutive year, beating Dominik Koepfer 7-6 (5), 6-0 on Tuesday.
Alcaraz, who beat Musetti in under an hour and a half and looked agreeable as ever on the court, said he’s “most likely” playing his best tennis since the previous summer. That lower leg injury from last month is presently not a worry, he said.
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Dimitrov beat No. 8 seed Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) after a sudden death round in which Hurkacz was punished for contacting the net with his foot.
Tied at 2-2 in the sudden death round, the match official said Hurkacz’s foot contacted the net as he charged forward on a return. It cost him a point. Hurkacz pummeled his racquet in fight.
No. 3 seed Medvedev, after a tight opening set, pulled away to win his 10th consecutive match in South Florida and proceed with his run at consecutive titles.
Australian Open boss Jannik Delinquent cultivated No. 2 and improved to 19-1 in coordinates this year with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Christopher O’Connell to arrive at the quarterfinals.
In the match, reporters said an observer had blacked out in the 82-degree temperatures, and play was halted. Heathen came to the sideline and missed beverages and towels to the individual.
Likewise progressing was Tomas Machac, who arrived at the quarterfinals to confront Miscreant with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Matteo Arnaldi.
On the ladies’ side, double cross Huge homerun champion Victoria Azarenka crushed Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-3 to make the elimination rounds. It was the second time that Azarenka, 34, has come to the elimination rounds this season after going that far only once in 2023. She has won the Miami Open multiple times.
