Danio Medvedev began his efforts to regain the throne. Disappointed Felix Auger-Aliassime

Danio Medvedev took the first step back to the top spot in the ATP rankings in early April. On Saturday, he turned out to be better than Andy Murray. Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered defeats at the inauguration.

PAP / EPA / ERIK S. LESSER / Pictured: Danio Medudio

Danny Medvedev lost his leading position in the ATP rankings to non-US players due to the lack of a Covid-19 vaccine, Novak Djokovic, on Monday, but he may quickly regain his throne. In order to do that, he has to reach the semi-finals in Miami. On Saturday, the Russians took the first step towards it. After a 200 duel, he defeated Briton Andy Murray 6:4, 6:2.

– I think it was a great match. It’s never easy in your first game, even if you’ve been training on the same court for a month or two. I’m glad I didn’t have to defend any stopping points. I can still improve, but I played really well against a great player – said Medvedev during an interview in court, who will meet Pedro Martinez on Monday. The Spaniard won on Saturday with Chilean Christian Garin 7:6 (2), 6:2.

Felix Auger-Aliassime quickly said goodbye to the party in Miami. Ranked at the “Seven”, the Canadian played a weaker match with Miomir Kekmanovic. He finished 16 balls and had 29 unforced errors. The Serbian, who has been in good shape recently, scored his opponent from the top ten and won 6:4, 6:2. In the third round, his opponent will be American Sebastian Korda or Spain’s Albert Ramos.

Alex de Minaur won the first match. The tennis player from Sydney turned out to be better than his compatriot Jordan Thompson 6:2, 6:3 and thus the match balance improved to 4-1. Tommy Paul won three hundred battles with Karen Khachanov. The American missed a breakthrough advantage in the third installment, but managed to finish the match in the tiebreak with a score of 6:4, 3:6, 7:6 (3). Yoshihito Nishioka returned from 0-1 in sets. The Japanese eliminated Brett Daniel Evans (3:6, 6:4, 6:3).

Miami Open, Miami (USA)
ATP Masters 1000, Hard Court, $8.584 Million Prize Pool
Saturday 26 March

Second round of singles:

Danio Medvedev (1) – Andy Murray (UK, WC) 6:4, 6:2
Pedro Martinez (Spain) beat Cristian Garin (Chile 27), 7-6 (2), 6-2
Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan, Q) beat Daniel Evans (GB 24) 3-6 6-4 6-3.
Alex de Minaur (Australia 25) – Jordan Thompson (Australia) 6-2 6-3
Tommy Paul (US): Karen Khachanov (23) 6-4 3-6 7-6 (3) win.
Miomir Kekmanovic (Serbia) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada, 7) 6-4, 6-2.

Men’s Championship Program and Results

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