Miami Open: Roger Federer beats John Isner to lift 101st career title
Tennis | April 01, 2019 8:42 ISTRoger Federer eased past John Isner in the Miami Open final 6-1, 6-4 to win his 101st career title on Sunday.
Roger Federer eased past John Isner in the Miami Open final 6-1, 6-4 to win his 101st career title on Sunday.
There still has not been a repeat champion this year among the men or women.
Roger Federer beat Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 while John Isner got the better of Felix Auger-Aliassime, 7-6, 7-6 in the semi-finals of Miami Open.
The day's winners were Federer, Shapovalov, Barty, Pliskova and the rain.
Williams, making her 20th appearance in the tournament, won the title in 1998, 1999 and 2001 when the event was played on Key Biscayne.
The American had just won the biggest title of his 14-year career, holding every service game and rallying past Alexander Zverev in the finals.
The 25-year old Stephens had beaten three former Grand Slam champions - Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka - to make it to the finals of Miami Open.
Stephens' opponent in Saturday's final will be sixth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko, who beat American qualifier Danielle Collins 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the other semifinal of Miami Open.
Dominating with his serve and aggressive baseline strokes, the 6-foot-10 Isner ended a 15-match winning streak for del Potro, who won Indian Wells two weeks ago by beating Roger Federer in the final.
Collins got the biggest win of her pro career Wednesday night, shocking the eighth-seeded Williams 6-2, 6-3 in the Miami Open quarterfinals.
Del Potro will play 20th-seeded Milos Raonic for a semifinal berth whereas Isner will face Hyeon Chung.
Stephens earned her biggest victory since winning last year's Open, beating No. 3-ranked Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-4 Monday to reach the quarterfinals at the Miami Open.
Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin slumped to a 6-7 (5-7), 2-6 defeat at the hands of the American pair of Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey in a round-of-16 clash.
The Swiss tennis star's decision to not go for the 21st Grand Slam title comes after he slumped to a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) defeat to Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the ongoing Miami Masters.
Venus Williams squandered an early lead, fell behind late and then overcame three match points to rally past Kiki Bertens in the third round, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5.
Kokkinakis became the lowest-ranked man to beat a No. 1 player since No. 178 Francisco Clavet upset Lleyton Hewitt in 2003.
The Serbian lasted barely an hour at a tournament he has won six times, losing his opening match Friday in the Miami Open to Benoit Paire, 6-3, 6-4.
Yuki will now meet world No 11 and eighth-seeded American Jack Sock in the second round of the tournament, having come through the qualifying round.
Serena Williams crashed out of the tournament after suffering a 6-3, 6-2 from newly-minted BNP Paribas Open champion Naomi Osaka.
Halep played in her third career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January, but has yet to secure a Grand Slam trophy.
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