Miami - Rafael Nadal had to fight off a spirited challenge from Portuguese challenger Federico Gil on Monday, beginning the wrap-up week of the Miami Masters with a tight 7-5, 6-3 third-round victory.
Top seed Nadal found himself in a surprise struggle with the 24- year-old Gil, the unfancied world number 74 from Sintra near Lisbon.
Miami - With Roger Federer's new baby due over the summer, the Swiss insists that his tennis work ethic won't be compromised - it's just that he and girlfriend Mirka will just go about the tennis business with a baby now a part of the mix.
"I'll still take decisions that are best for my game, you know. I have had a team in the past, there's just an added a member. It's going to be all right," he said after reaching the fourth round of the Miami Masters.
Miami - Andy Murray took a set to get adjusted to the baseline backboard game of Juan Monaco before emerging from his first meeting with the Argentine a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 winner at the Miami Masters on Saturday.
The fourth seed from Britain, losing finalist last weekend at Indian Wells to Rafael Nadal, had his troubles in the first set as 59th-ranked Monaco got everything back and broke Murray twice in the process.
Miami - Serena Williams played her first match in nearly a month to reach the third round of the Miami Masters 6-2, 6-3 over fellow-American Alexa Glatch on Saturday.
The world number one was back on court after completing her annual pout by skipping this month's other big event in Indian Wells, where she and her sister Venus claim racial discrimination due to crowd jeers nearly a decade ago.
The 2001 incident still burns brightly for the Williams pair, who have vowed never to return to the California desert despite losing hundreds thousands of dollars in various sanctions from the WTA.
Miami - Former champions Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic revved up their game with overwhelming opening wins to power into the third round of the Miami Masters on Friday as seeds took centre stage.
Number 2 Federer, who triumphed in 2005-2006 at Crandon Park, found his form in a runaway second set as he defeated American Kevin Kim 6-3, 6-2. Djokovic, who triumphed in 2007, beat Canadian Frank Dancevic 6-3, 6-2.
Miami - Russia put four women into the third round of the Miami Masters on Friday, with second seed Dinara Safina leading the way past France's Mathilde Johansson 6-1, 6-3.
Safina, who missed a chance to seize the number 1 WTA ranking from Serena Williams last week in Indian Wells when the American did not play, paced fourth-seeded compatriot Elena Dementieva, a winner over Anastasia Pivovarova 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.
Miami - Rafael Nadal had to fight off a spirited challenge from Portuguese challenger Federico Gil on Monday, beginning the wrap-up week of the Miami Masters with a tight 7-5, 6-3 third-round victory.
Miami - With Roger Federer's new baby due over the summer, the Swiss insists that his tennis work ethic won't be compromised - it's just that he and girlfriend Mirka will just go about the tennis business with a baby now a part of the mix.
Miami - Andy Murray took a set to get adjusted to the baseline backboard game of Juan Monaco before emerging from his first meeting with the Argentine a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 winner at the Miami Masters on Saturday.
Miami - Serena Williams played her first match in nearly a month to reach the third round of the Miami Masters 6-2, 6-3 over fellow-American Alexa Glatch on Saturday.
Miami - Former champions Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic revved up their game with overwhelming opening wins to power into the third round of the Miami Masters on Friday as seeds took centre stage.
Miami - Russia put four women into the third round of the Miami Masters on Friday, with second seed Dinara Safina leading the way past France's Mathilde Johansson 6-1, 6-3.
