Novak showcased a implausible recreation within the spherical of 16 on the Miami Masters, dispatching fifteenth seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-2, 6-2.
The match lasted one hour and 22 minutes and was performed below extraordinarily difficult situations attributable to excessive humidity following rain.
After trailing 0-2 within the first set, Novak remodeled into his finest kind, taking full management on court docket and leaving his opponent with none reply. With an unbelievable show, he stringed collectively 9 consecutive video games — together with 4 breaks — earlier than Musetti managed to win one and slender the hole to 6-2, 3-1.
From that time on, each gamers held their serves till the ultimate recreation, when Novak secured one other break to wrap up a convincing victory over his 15-years-younger opponent.
Match stats: aces (1-1), double faults (1-3), winners (18-10), unforced errors (17-18), complete factors gained (62-40).
Novak will now face twenty fourth seed Sebastian Korda within the Miami Open quarterfinals, who superior within the earlier spherical by outplaying Gael Monfils 2-1.
This shall be Novak’s second encounter towards the American, whom he defeated two years in the past in Adelaide, and his first quarterfinal look in Miami in 9 years.
The match is scheduled for Thursday round 02:00 CET.
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