Djokovic marches into Miami quarters as Ruud exits

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Miami Gardens: Novak Djokovic entered the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday and won 6-2, 6-2 against the Italian Lorenzo Mutti in an hour 22 minutes.

The 15th seed from Tuscani, Mosi, started flying to win a 2-0 lead in the first set, but then proceeded to lose the next nine games as a server, looked confident and sharp, fled with the game.

Djokovic has won the Miami Open on six occasions but has not joined the quarters after his last victory here in 2016. The 37 -year -old is now winning only three by winning his 100th tour level.

Djokovic said, “He had a really good start to the match. The first couple’s games started slowly and then I knew that if I give him time he will make his shots.” “He loves running around the hands behind him, kills predictions. But he is so talented, he can play a shot in the game at any level.

He added, “It was difficult, especially in the first seven, eight games of the match. But I think two to break his service and all come back and immediately at 3-2. To break it, it was a fast shift and I tried to use it.” The 24th seed defeated French veteran Gail Monfels 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in a rain-affected match, Jokovic will face American Sebastian Corda on Wednesday.

However, Korda apparently struggled with his wrist, and said after the match that he was suffering from injury, which has caused him to worry in the past. “It’s very painful right now, we will see how it runs tomorrow. Now we will work a lot with my physio, we will see how it is tomorrow.

“I didn’t play a lot of tournaments this year,” he said. Hopefully I can play some good tennis and see where it takes me. ” Korda later left his doubles match with his partner Jordan Thomson.

Argentina’s Francisco Serndolo bothered the fifth seed Casper Road 6-4, 6-2 to get his place in the last eight. Serndolo, who is gaining considerable support from the major Argentine community in southern Florida, has now reached the last eight of his last four presentations in Miami.

Serndolo failed to make three break points in the opening game, but eventually changed its fourth break, 3-3.

The 23rd seed, who lost to Carlos Alakaraz in the quarter-finals of Indian Wales, was dominant in the second set, but his victory was postponed by three hours, 30 minutes of rain delay when he was above 5-1.

Serndolo said, “I am very happy. It is always difficult when you are playing a really good match while controlling the game, and you have to stop for rain.” “It’s not easy, but I was cool and returned to the match and played a really good service game,” he said. I am happy to win the backback masters 1000 quarter -finals in the US, in the US, this is a great success. “

The next, the 14th seed for Serndolo, is Gregor Dimitrov, who defeated American brand Nakashima 6-4, 7-5. A day after the thrilling three sets against Brazilian Joao Fonseca, Australian Alex de Maur was finished by the Tenth Seed Italian Matteo Barrettini, which won 6-3, 7-6 (9/7).

Barteini had the opportunity to close the match while serving at 6-5, but three matches were settled and the match went to the tie break. Then had a huge opportunity to force De Maor on a decisive set when he was 6/3 years old but he failed to change three set points and managed to overtake the Barrettini victory.

The Italian will face the third seed Taylor Furts, which successfully promoted 6-3, 7-5 against the Australian loser, Adam Walton. The delay in the rain meant that the fourth round match of the top seed Alexander Zurio against France’s Arthur Fills has been postponed till Wednesday.