Australians Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have each progressed to the fourth spherical in singles on the Miami Open.
Miami, USA, 28 March 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Nick Kyrgios has continued his spectacular march by means of the Miami Open draw.
The Aussie wildcard wanted solely 61 minutes to remove No.31 seed Fabio Fognini in third-round motion immediately.
Kyrgios fired 10 aces and misplaced solely eight factors on serve in a dominant 6-2 6-4 victory towards the Italian.
“I served effectively and I’m completely satisfied to be by means of,” stated Kyrgios, who has additionally progressed to the doubles quarterfinals in Miami alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis this week.
“I’m simply returning effectively. My doubles has helped me lots on my singles court docket.”
It’s Kyrgios’ second consecutive win towards a seeded opponent on the ATP Masters 1000 match and propels him right into a fourth-round assembly with world No.11 Jannik Sinner.
Kokkinakis has additionally progressed to the fourth spherical, the place he’ll play second seed Alexander Zverev.
World No.97 Kokkinakis recorded a hard-fought 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4) third-round victory towards American Denis Kudla.
The 25-year-old Australian fired 22 aces in immediately’s two-hour and 47-minute battle, snapping Kudla’s nine-match profitable streak.
ESCAPE ARTIST 🎪
Two factors from defeat, @TKokkinakis defeats Kudla 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4) to succeed in his first Masters 1000 R16 since *2015* Indian Wells!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/bvpOwY7cKm
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 28, 2022
It’s Kokkinakis’ fifth consecutive win, having earned his place in the principle draw by means of qualifying, and marks the primary time he has progressed to the fourth spherical at an ATP Masters 1000 match since Indian Wells in 2015.
Aussies in motion – Miami
TODAY’S RESULTS
Males’s singles, third spherical
[WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d [31] Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-2 6-4
[Q] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d [Q] Denis Kudla (USA) 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4)
Males’s doubles, second spherical
Federico Delbonis (ARG)/Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d Matthew Ebden (AUS)/Max Purcell (AUS) 6-1 3-6 [15-13]
COMING UP
Males’s singles, third spherical
[25] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
Males’s singles, fourth spherical
[WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v [9] Jannik Sinner (ITA)
[Q] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v [2] Alexander Zverev (GER)
Ladies’s singles, fourth spherical
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS) v [LL] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)
Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
[WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)/Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v TBC
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