The Alex of Minaur in Australia challenged Brazilian talent Joao Fonseca at the Miami Open, exceeding 5-7, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 years. The frequentation of Stadium Court had been sparse on Monday, but the Hard Rock stadium turned into a mini-start in Mar-Maracana for the Fonseca match, with Brazilian flags and football-style songs. Fonseca brought her energetic brand of ultra-attacker tennis, but of Minaur was up to the challenge, facing both blisters and the partisan crowd.
This was the domination of the noisy support of Fonseca that the referee went to Portuguese for his calls for calm.
But De Minaur has won six of the last seven games to go to the fourth round, keeping its cool even when the crowd has sometimes disrupted its preparation of service.
“Mentally, I was ready for this match, I knew that I was not only going to play an incredible talent like Joao, playing with immense confidence and nothing to lose, but also an incredible crowd that was on the first point until the last,” said Minaur.
“One of my greatest forces is my mentality and that’s what made me win today,” he added.
The seeded Alexander Zverev recovered from a slow start to power in the fourth round of the Miami Open with a 7-5, 6-4 victory against Jordan Thompson in Australia.
The German was 4-1 in the first set, but then made a launcher, winning eight of the following nine games to progress.
Zverev lost in the first round to Indian Wells, but with Carlos Alcaraz already released in Miami, he wants his chances of adding to his list of seven Masters 1000 titles.
Taylor Fritz, third seeded, also moved into the fourth round, beating Denis Shapovalov from Canada 7-5, 6-3.
The American let slide an advance of 5-2 in the first set, but regained control with his service proving too much for Shapovalov.
In the female draw, Coco Gauff’s offer, the third seeded, ended with a defeat of 6-4 6-4 against Magda Linette in Poland.
Aryna Sabalenka, seeded, has come in the last eight with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against last year’s winner, Danielle Collins, from the United States.
Then, Sabalenka will face the ninth Olympic gold medalist, Zheng Qinwen, who reached his second consecutive quarter -final of the WTA 1000, with a victory in straight sets on Ashlyn Krueger.
“I am super happy to obtain this victory in straight sets and satisfied with the level I have played today,” said Sabalenka.
“It’s a difficult opponent, and we had a lot of hard and delicate games in the past. He was very happy to go through it,” she added.
Paolini flows Osaka
The Italian jasmine Paolini took advantage of a return victory 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 against Naomi Osaka in 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Since his return from maternity leave 15 months ago, Osaka has shown signs of return to her best, but Paolini was the first top 10 that Osaka was confronted this year.
“I don’t think I can say that I have played a lot of games against the best players like this for a while,” said Osaka.
“The way she plays somehow takes me off guard, simply because of her size. I didn’t know she could hit like that,” she added.
Emma Raducanu continued her impressive form in Miami, going to a 6-1, 6-3 victory in 69 minutes on American Amanda Anisimova, who had eliminated Mirra Andreeva, winner of the Indian Wells on Sunday.
This is the first time that Raducanu has won four draw matches from the WTA of the WTA consecutive since her triumph of Open US in 2021. She will face the American Jessica Peguula.
Raducanu, who brought old faces from the first days of her career for this tournament, said that she benefited from their presence.
“I am really satisfied with the way things are happening right now and outside the field and so happy who is able to transfer to the match court,” she said.
Alexandra Eala, the 19 -year -old woman from the Philippines who upset the champion of the Australian Open Madison Keys, received a place in the quarter -finals after her fourth round opponent, Spain Paula Badosa, withdrew with an injury to the bottom.
During the last eight, Eala will face the second head of IGA Swiatek which fought the past Elina Svitolina 7-6 (7/5) of Ukraine.
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