Nadal through but Nishikori goes out

With no sign of the rain that interrupted the past two days on Key Biscayne, Kerber was joined in the round of 16 by Britain’s Johanna Konta, American Venus Williams and Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova all who had comfortable wins. Fognini upset Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Indian Wells Msters and is through to the Miami semifinals thanks to wins at the expense of Ryan Harrison, Joao Sousa, Jeremy Chardy, Donald Young, and Kei Nishikori.

Another American, 13th seed Jack Sock, did make it to the last eight however, beating compatriot and qualifier Jared Donaldson 6-2, 6-1.

Czech Tomas Berdych, the tenth seed, also advanced thanks to a 6-3, 7-5 victory over France’s Adrian Mannarino.

Nadal won his 14th match against Kohlschreiber on Sunday, Germany’s second best player after Alexander Zverev, reports Efe. “He was playing a lot of the long matches, but I think he still played good enough to beat me today”, he added. He started 2017 with an awesome form, winning two ATP World Tour titles – in Auckland and Delray Beach – already.

Like Nadal, clay is Sock’s favored surface.

The aircraft, which seemed to have lost its way over Key Biscayne, drew gasps from the capacity crowd in the Stadium Arena as it cruised by at low altitude.

For the moment, Fognini pointed out: “I’m just happy. I wish I could do it all like when I was 24 years old”. “I’m playing these matches and hoping I can win and going in believing I can win, for sure”.

Fognini will play the victor of the quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Jack Sock in the next round. Sock’s power game, however, produced a service break in the first game of the second set and a 40-15 lead in Nadal’s second service game to go up 3-0. Their biggest showdown was a decade ago in Wimbledon when Rafael Nadal broke the wonderful winning streak that Roger Federer had on English soil. Nishikori beat Federico Delbonis 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. His desire to avoid a third set was evident in the relish with which he slammed down an overhand victor on the final point.

The Masters 1000 tournament in Florida is one title that has eluded Nadal throughout his glittering career, with four final defeats hurting the Spaniard, but this could be his year after an impressive 6-2 6-3 victory against Sock. He will face a Nadal who has won against Jack Sock. “That’s it”, said Nadal.

“It’s a good start of the year, I think, for both of us”, Nadal said. “And here we are 12 years later”. “From one of the front rows of the court Perello, 28, displayed a mixture of emotions as she rode the five set roller coaster alongside her boyfriend”.

“He’s a very aggressive player, a very powerful player – a big serve, big forehand”.

“It wasn’t that serious so I made a decision to play and see how I feel”.

“Well, I know him very well; he knows me very well”.

Although the German turns 20 next month, he’s now the only player under that age in the top 30, something that would have been completely foreign decades ago.