Spanish player turns on the aggression in second set to outplay world No1
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain celebrates defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the Miami Open in Miami Gardens, Florida, on March 26 2019 in Picture:GETTY IMAGES/JULIAN FINNEY
The tide turned in Bautista Agut’s favour in the third set when, after both players exchanged service breaks, an uncharacteristically sloppy Djokovic sent a backhand wide to fall behind 4-2. The loss capped a disappointing trip through the US for Djokovic, who fell in straight sets to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells earlier in March .“I just had way too many things off the court,” he said. “I guess that affected me a little bit on the court. I didn’t feel my best health-wise, as well, in Indian Wells and here. You know, still rusty, but, hey, look, you learn, that's life.
Nick Kyrgios continued to mix the obscene with the sublime as he bowed out of the tournament at the hands of Borna Coric. “I’m playing for two hours and 20 minutes, and a guy yells at me, like ‘play some tennis’,” Kyrgios said. “I’m not going to take it … probably not needed, but at that time, when you’re competing and in the heat of the moment, it’s probably not what you want to hear.
Up next for Coric will be a clash with 18-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Georgian 17th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-6 6-4 to become the first qualifier to reach the last eight in Miami since Guillermo Canas in 2007.
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