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Carlos Alcaraz cuts through the noise to ease past Joao Fonseca at Miami Open

World No 1 beats Brazilian 6-4, 6-4 at the Hard Rock StadiumSpaniard says teenager ‘reminds me a lot [of me] when I was his age’As Carlos Alcaraz worked through his service motion midway through his opening match at the Miami Open, a scream pierced the night-time air. One of the 16,000 spectators breathlessly cheering Alcaraz’s demise had attempted to distract the Spaniard just before he struck the ball.In a spectacular atmosphere unlike many other Masters 1000 second round matches in recent memory, Alcaraz maturely navigated both a passionate, adversarial crowd and a prodigious teenage opponent in Joao Fonseca to reach the third round of the Miami Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win. Continue reading...

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Jack Draper blown away in straight sets by US star Reilly Opelka at Miami Open

‘Servebot’ fires down 25 aces to beat British playerKatie Boulter into third round after win over TausonJack Draper suffered a tough defeat in his opening match at the Miami Open as he could do little to neutralise a dominant serving performance from Reilly Opelka, who fired down 25 aces in two sets en route to a 7-6(3), 7-6(0) win.The defeat is a difficult setback for Draper, the 25th seed, as he continues to navigate the early stages of his return to competition from a bone bruise injury that forced him off the tour for seven months. Miami is just the third ATP tournament of his comeback. Continue reading...

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