MIAMI
\nDefending Miami Open champion Daniil Medvedev and top seed Carlos Alcaraz marched into the quarter-finals of the tournament on Tuesday with convincing victories.
\nMedvedev earned a 7-6 (7\/5), 6-0 win over Germany\u2019s Dominik Koepfer while Alcaraz took care of Italian Lorenzo Musetti with a 6-3, 6-3 win in 85 minutes.
\nSecond seed Jannik Sinner of Italy also moved into the last eight beating Christopher O\u2019Connell of Australia 6-4, 6-3.
\nAlcaraz, who is searching for the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 after winning in Indian Wells, was too much for 23rd seed Musetti although the Italian certainly contributed to a crowd-pleasing contest.
\nStadium court erupted after a rally in the third game of the second set saw Musetti clip the ball between his legs, lobbing Alcaraz but the Spaniard returned it with a \u2018tweener\u2019 only to lose the point to a deft volley at the net.
\nBut overall it was a comfortable match for Alcarez whose all-round game looks in strong shape.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know if this is the best game I\u2019ve played but without a doubt it is the best feeling. I feel great on the court, I\u2019m moving great, I am not injured and not thinking about my ankle anymore…..it\u2019s the best feeling since the summer,\u201d he added.
\nIn the quarters, Alcaraz will face Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who beat Pole Hubert Hurkacz, triumphing in a third set tie-break for a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7\/3) win.
\nMedvedev made an unusually sloppy start on Stadium court, with a series of unforced errors, and found himself trailing 4-0 in the first set tie-break.
\nBut having overturned that deficit, Medvedev went on to win all the remaining games as he showed that, despite his concerns over the rapid deterioration of balls on the hard court surface, he is comfortable with the conditions.
\nThe Russian suggested that Koepfer had struggled to recover from the blow of seeing his tie-break lead vanish.
\n\u201cI think sometimes it happens, when you lose the first set the way he lost it. He played very good, probably was closer to winning it because of the 4\/0 in the tie-break and when you lose such a set, especially when the points were tough, it brings your energy down,\u201d he said.
\nThe world number four, Medvedev will face Chilean Nicolas Jarry who upset Norwegian seventh seed Ruud with a 7-6 (7\/3), 6-3 win.
\nCheered on by a large contingent of Chilean supporters, Jarry had 39 winners to Ruud\u2019s 17 and was delighted at his progress into the last eight.
\n\u201cI\u2019m very happy with the way I played. I was very strong on court, not missing many easy balls. The conditions were so tough. The wind was extreme and Casper also, he\u2019s a grinder,\u201d he said.
\nItaly\u2019s Sinner trailed 3-1 in the first set against O\u2019Connell, as the Australian cleverly mixed up his approach, asking a variety of questions of his Italian opponent.
\nHe faced a potential double break at 0-30 but responded strongly to come back and take the set after 58 minutes.
\nThe second set was more straightforward for Sinner who broke O\u2019Connell\u2019s first service game and then took care of business to wrap up the win.
\n\u201cHe started off really well, I made a couple of mistakes. When you are a break down especially in the beginning, it\u2019s always tough, also mentally,\u201d said Sinner.
\nSinner will face Czech Tomas Machac who eased into the quarters with a 6-3, 6-3 win over another Italian, Matteo Arnaldi.
\nHungary\u2019s Fabian Marozsan, ranked 57th in the world, continued his impressive run with another upset win, triumphing 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 over ninth seed Australian Alex de Minaur.
\nMaroszan, who will break into the top 40 in Monday\u2019s rankings, is playing in just his fourth Masters 1000 event and will play in his second quarter-final at this level against German Alexander Zverev.
\nWorld number five Zverev crushed Karen Khachanov 6-1, 6-4 inside 69 minutes, losing just nine points on his serve all match and never facing a break point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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