Harris dishes up slew of aces in hard-fought win against Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan
Frank PingueSA’s Lloyd Harris reached the round of 16 at a Masters 1000 for the first time when he beat Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan in the Miami Open third round on Monday.
At the same time top seed Daniil Medvedev moved a step closer to reclaiming the world No 1 ranking as he beat Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-3 6-4 to reach the last 16 while Naomi Osaka cruised into the quarterfinals of the women’s draw. “I managed to just make a few less errors at important moments, serve even better, and it was a small margin but I managed to win and I’m really happy.”
Japan’s Osaka reached the quarterfinals for a second consecutive year with a 6-3 6-4 win over American Alison Riske during which she won 70% of her first-serve points and recovered after falling behind 2-0 in the second set.
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