Miami Open

Top-ranked Simona Halep survives scare to reach third round of Miami Open

Halep, who almost joined eight other seeds eliminated on a day of upsets in south Florida, was delighted with the way she dug in and fought in the deciding third set on centre court.

Mar 23, 2018, 09:51 AM IST

Brazil's Joao Sousa edges Ryan Harrison in Miami Open first round

The American saved three match points in a tight contest before the Portugal-born Sousa prevailed in a little less than two hours. 

Mar 22, 2018, 09:57 AM IST

Serena Williams slump to first round exit in Miami Open

Osaka`s powerful serving and relentless return game were even stronger in the second and she broke Williams to go 3-1 up and was never threatened again.

Mar 22, 2018, 09:48 AM IST

American Amanda Anisimova overcomes Wang Qiang, to face Garbine Muguruza in Miami Open second round

Next up for Anisimova, ranked 130th in the world, is Wimbledon champion Muguruza, who will be eager to get back to competition after falling at the first hurdle in Indian Wells. 

Mar 21, 2018, 10:01 AM IST

Eugenie Bouchard passes first test in Miami qualifying

Bouchard, a former Wimbledon finalist who has fallen outside the top 100 in the world rankings since reaching a career-high fifth in 2014, fired seven aces as she dispatched Allie Kiick 6-2, 6-2.

Mar 20, 2018, 09:51 AM IST

Forearm injury forces Maria Sharapova to withdraw from Miami Open

The five-time grand slam winner and former world number one has failed to rediscover her best form after returning from a doping ban last year and split with coach Sven Groeneveld following a first-round exit at the BNP Paribas Open last week.

Mar 16, 2018, 23:18 PM IST

Dominic Thiem withdraws from Miami Open due to ankle injury

The 24-year-old retired while trailing Pablo Cuevas 6-3 4-6 2-4 during his third round match at Indian Wells earlier this week.

Mar 16, 2018, 15:34 PM IST

Rafael Nadal pulls out of Indian Wells, Miami Open with injury

Nadal, a three-time winner at Indian Wells and five-times finalist at Miami, suffered his latest setback during a training session on Tuesday that forced him to pull out of this week’s Mexican Open in Acapulco.

Mar 03, 2018, 12:42 PM IST

Missing Miami Open title defence was refreshing, says Novak Djokovic

Djokovic missed the Masters series event with an elbow injury and, having recovered, is eager to face Spain in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in front of a boisterous home crowd next weekend.

Apr 04, 2017, 16:39 PM IST

Roger Federer surges to No.4 spot post Miami Open triumph over Rafael Nadal

18-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has climbed up to the fourth spot in the latest ATP rankings after lifting his third Miami Open title by beating long-time rival Rafael Nadal.Federer continued his remarkable return from six-month injury lay-off as he crushed Spanish maestro Nadal6-3, 6-4 in the finals of the Miami Open.

Apr 03, 2017, 19:42 PM IST

Miami Open: Roger Federer beats longtime nemesis Rafael Nadal in straight sets to clinch title

Rafael Nadal has now lost his all three matches against Roger Federer this year, including the epic Australian Open final.

Apr 03, 2017, 08:39 AM IST

Roger Federer defeats 'favourite enemy' Rafael Nadal to win third Miami Open title

13 years ago, 17-year-old Nadal beat his Swiss opponent, already the world number one, 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the tournament.

Apr 03, 2017, 00:29 AM IST

Miami Open: Johanna Konta beats Caroline Wozniacki in final to lift biggest title by British woman in 40 years

No British woman had ever won a premier mandatory event since the elite tier was introduced in 2009 and this was only the second time that Konta had even qualified for the Miami tournament.

Apr 02, 2017, 08:54 AM IST

Miami Open: Sania Mirza defeats former partner Martina Hingis to reach women's double final

Sania and Barbora lost the opening set of their semi-final clash here on Friday evening before staging a superb comeback to script a 6-7, 6-1, 10-4 against their fifth seeded opponents

Apr 01, 2017, 18:02 PM IST

Miami Open: Roger Federer ousts Nick Kyrgios, will battle Rafael Nadal for crown

Federer beat Nadal in an Australian Open final thriller in January to claim an 18th Grand Slam title and he swept past Nadal in straight sets in the fourth round at Indian Wells en route to the title there.

Apr 01, 2017, 09:17 AM IST

Miami Open: Lucky Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych, Nick Kyrgios survives Alexander Zverev test in quarters

Should Federer win Friday, there is a chance he will play Sunday`s final against long-standing rival Rafael Nadal, who faces Italy`s Fabio Fognini in the other semi-final.

Mar 31, 2017, 08:41 AM IST

Miami Open: Venus Williams downs Angelique Kerber to set up Johanna Konta showdown in semis

The other semi-final pits Denmark`s Caroline Wozniacki against second-seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.

Mar 30, 2017, 09:27 AM IST

Miami Open: Fabio Fognini upsets second ranked Kei Nishikori, books semi-final date with Rafael Nadal

Nishikori earlier said he had not felt fully in top shape for the contest.

Mar 30, 2017, 09:18 AM IST

Miami Open: Karolina Pliskova, Caroline Wozniacki book semi-final showdown

Wednesday`s quarter-finals see third-seed Simona Halep of Romania take on Britain`s Johanna Konta while world number one Angelique Kerber faces local favorite and seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams.

Mar 29, 2017, 10:23 AM IST

Miami Open: Young gun Alexander Zverev shocks top-seed Stan Wawrinka; Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori advance

Top seed Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Miami Open on Tuesday falling 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to German young gun Alexander Zverev, who booked his first Masters 1000 quarter-final.

Mar 29, 2017, 10:15 AM IST