Miami Open, Florida, USA, ATP Masters 2017

[mrzz]

Right now he looks like a guy gifting a match away.

 

[kskate2]

this is a tough matchup for him mrzz

 

[Moxie]

ugh, and I was complaining about the Federer x Bautista-Agut match. What a load of trash.

You're pretty hard to please. Maybe they should play on ice and rally, like, never.

 

[Moxie]

Such a casual little bunt bh from Nick, and it goes right dtl into the corner.

 

[Carol]

And Kyrgios-Zverev match, not too bad

 

[the AntiPusher]

this is a tough matchup for him mrzz

Nicky is a bad match up for everyone but Monfils

 

[kskate2]

this is a tough matchup for him mrzz

Nicky is a bad match up for everyone but Monfils

Add Muzz and Samurai to that list too.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

So, Fed will face a youngster who does not have a losing record against him in SF (assuming he wins against Birdman). Moreover, that match will be played on the very next day to his QF match and so it will be a toughie.

 

[britbox]

Results from the Miami Men's Singles Round 4 matches on Tuesday

12-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) beat 8-David Goffin (Belgium) 7-6(5) 6-3
5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-4 7-6(4)
10-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Adrian Mannarino (France) 6-3 7-5
13-Jack Sock (U.S.) beat Jared Donaldson (U.S.) 6-2 6-1
2-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Federico Delbonis (Argentina) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat Donald Young (U.S.) 6-0 6-4
4-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat 14-Roberto Bautista (Spain) 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
16-Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat 1-Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 4-6 6-2 6-1

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

I watched only the highlights of Roger's match. The intensity of his shots seemed low. He wasn't willing to go for winners. Probably, RBA's game made it uncomfortable for him. But, he won. All good. Against Berdych he needs to get his act back together as a preparation for facing Zverev. This masters is tougher for him.

 

[britbox]

5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-4 7-6(4)

 

[britbox]

13-Jack Sock (U.S.) beat Jared Donaldson (U.S.) 6-2 6-1

 

[britbox]

2-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Federico Delbonis (Argentina) 6-3 4-6 6-3

 

[britbox]

16-Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat 1-Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 4-6 6-2 6-1

 

[britbox]

4-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat 14-Roberto Bautista (Spain) 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

 

[britbox]

Order of Play - Wednesday

STADIUM start 10:45 am
WTA - A. Klepac (SLO) / M. Martínez Sánchez (ESP) vs [5] Y. Chan (TPE) / M. Hingis (SUI)

1:00 pm
WTA - [3] S. Halep (ROU) vs [10] J. Konta (GBR)

Not Before 3:00 pm
ATP - F. Fognini (ITA) vs [2] K. Nishikori (JPN)

7:00 pm
WTA - [1] A. Kerber (GER) vs [11] V. Williams (USA)

Not Before 9:00 pm
ATP - [5] R. Nadal (ESP) vs [13] J. Sock (USA)

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
WTA - G. Dabrowski (CAN) / Y. Xu (CHN) vs [2] E. Makarova (RUS) / E. Vesnina (RUS)

Not Before 1:00 pm
ATP - [PR] P. Petzschner (GER) / A. Peya (AUT) vs B. Baker (USA) / D. Nestor (CAN)
ATP - [6] L. Kubot (POL) / M. Melo (BRA) vs [4] J. Murray (GBR) / B. Soares (BRA)
ATP - [3] B. Bryan (USA) / M. Bryan (USA) vs M. Cilic (CRO) / N. Mektic (CRO)

 

[britbox]

Two of the ATP QFs on Wednesday..

Fognini/Nishikori in the afternoon

Nadal/Sock in the night match.

 

[Moxie]

5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-4 7-6(4)

***Spoiler alert*** Rafa says almost nothing that he's never said in every other presser. Even as a fan, I'm going to have to stop listening to these. :sleep:

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

Rafa's main threat is Sock. Nishikori is still manageable as he is not the toughest player. So, if Sock doesn't stop Rafa, I would expect him to enter the final. As far as Federer is concerned, both Zverev and Kyrgios have the capacity to beat him especially Zverev. Roger can at least baffle Kyrgios with his game but Zverev does have a force that is tough to compete with if he really plays his best tennis. The chance of a Fedal final is still there but its probably with something around 40-45% probability.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Rafa's main threat is Sock. Nishikori is still manageable as he is not the toughest player. So, if Sock doesn't stop Rafa, I would expect him to enter the final. As far as Federer is concerned, both Zverev and Kyrgios have the capacity to beat him especially Zverev. Roger can at least baffle Kyrgios with his game but Zverev does have a force that is tough to compete with if he really plays his best tennis. The chance of a Fedal final is still there but its probably with something around 40-45% probability.

interesting, I might concluded that Krygrios is more of match up problem for Fed because he has a better 1st, 2nd and ROS than Sasha