Daniil Medvedev is one win away from returning to No. 1. And Naomi Osaka is two wins away from being a tournament champion again. (More Tennis News)
Shaking off a slow start, the top-seeded Medvedev reached the quarterfinals of the Miami Open on Tuesday by defeating Jenson Brooksby of the U.S. 7-5, 6-1.
Medvedev has yet to drop a set in his three Miami matches. He바카라ll face No. 8 seed and defending Miami champion Hubert Hurkacz in the quarters 바카라 and if Medvedev prevails there, he바카라ll be assured of supplanting Novak Djokovic and returning to No. 1 in the world.
바카라I바카라m not the kind of guy who바카라s going to say, 바카라Yeah, I바카라m the best,바카라바카라 Medvedev said.
The computer might say it for him soon enough. The Russian held the No. 1 ranking briefly, lost it to Djokovic again about a week ago and is now closing in on capturing it again.
Brooksby jumped out to an immediate lead, breaking Medvedev바카라s first service game and wound up serving for the first set 바카라 two points away at 5-4, 30-15.
It was all Medvedev from there.
Medvedev won 11 of the remaining 13 points in the set, breaking Brooksby to tie it up, holding at love for 6-5 and then breaking again to finish off the 7-5 win. The second set was never in doubt, with Medvedev running out to a 3-0 lead and winning 16 of the 19 points played on his serve.
바카라Jenson has the potential to be a top player,바카라 Medvedev said. 바카라When you say top, you never know 바카라 No. 1, No. 3 or No. 10 바카라 but he바카라s a really good player and I think he바카라s playing better than his ranking.바카라
Hurkacz prevailed over Harris 7-6 (3), 6-2 and improved to 11-1 all-time in Miami.
No. 2 Alexander Zverev of Germany and No. 6 Casper Ruud of Norway will meet in another quarterfinal. Zverev beat Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia 6-4, 6-4, while Ruud ousted 10th-seeded Cameron Norrie of Britain 6-3, 6-4.
No. 9 Jannik Sinner of Italy also advanced, beating Nick Kyrgios of Australia 7-6 (3), 6-3. Kyrgios was docked a point, and then a game, for outbursts.
Sinner will play Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina in the quarterfinals. Cerundolo beat No. 28 Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3) on Tuesday 바카라 avenging Tiafoe바카라s win in the third round over his brother, Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
And the fourth men바카라s quarterfinal will see No. 14 Carlos Alcaraz against unseeded Miomir Kecmanovic 바카라 both of whom pulled off upsets Tuesday. Alcaraz beat No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-3. Kecmanovic ousted No. 13 Taylor Fritz in the nightcap, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
In women바카라s quarterfinal play, the unseeded Osaka 바카라 who hasn바카라t won a tournament since the 2021 Australian Open 바카라 made quick work of No. 9 Danielle Collins of the U.S. The former world No. 1 needed only an hour to overpower Collins 6-2, 6-1 and make the Miami semifinals for the first time.
바카라This is my childhood tournament and I would love to win here,바카라 said Osaka, who spent part of her youth living in South Florida. 바카라I바카라ve got to take it one round at a time.바카라
Collins 바카라 who has been dealing with neck pain 바카라 needed a medical timeout during the match.
바카라She바카라s a fighter,바카라 Osaka said. 바카라She fought through the match.바카라
Next up for Osaka: No. 22 Belinda Bencic, who, like Osaka, continued her roll through the tournament.
Bencic hasn바카라t faced a seeded player yet and hasn바카라t come close to dropping a set, making the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Daria Saville.
Bencic has won 48 of the 65 games she바카라s played in the tournament.
바카라I바카라m really happy I reached a great result here,바카라 Bencic said. 바카라Everything else is a bonus.바카라
