Tennis / zverev

ATP - Miami: Herbert and Gaston fall to stronger players, Zverev and Goffin eliminated Hugo Gaston was eliminated by Jannik Sinner in the second round of the Miami Masters 1000, as was Pierre-Hugues Herbert against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Alexander Zverev, David Goffin and Grigor Dimitrov also lost. Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov, on the other hand, qualified easily. Invited by the organisers of the Miami Masters 1000, Hugo Gaston (162nd) managed to get through one round, but not two. Against Jannik Sinner (31st), the young Frenchman was eliminated 6-2, 6-2 in 1h03 by the Italian, who had already beaten him 6-4, 6-1 in Marseille a fortnight ago. There was no suspense in this match. Sinner was impeccable on his serve in the first set, losing only four points, and was efficient on break points, converting two of three (at 1-1 and 3-1). In the second set, Gaston battled for thirteen points in the first game of the second set, but lost his serve. He had three chances to break at 3-2 but missed them, and Sinner finally broke again in the next game to win outright. Gaston will now be able to turn his attention to the clay court season, where he revealed himself last September during the French Open. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, on the other hand, will be able to concentrate on the doubles tournament with Nicolas Mahut, as he is no longer in the singles competition. The Marseille finalist could not do anything against Felix Auger-Aliassime, seeded n°11, losing 6-4, 6-4 in 1h32. The Canadian broke quickly in the first set to lead 3-1, before seeing the Alsatian equalise with a white game (3-3) thanks to double-faults (5 in total in this match) from "FAA". But the world number 18 managed to break again at 4-4 to take the set. The same scenario in the second, with a quick break by Auger-Aliassime (2-0), a break by Herbert to come back to 2-2, but a new break by the Canadian at 4-4 to win this match. Only three Frenchmen remain in the draw (Paire, Humbert, Mannarino). They will start their tournament on Saturday. Zverev, Goffin and Dimitrov down Fourth defeat in five matches for David Goffin! Since his victory in Montpellier, the Belgian has not been in great shape and was eliminated in his first match at the Masters 1000 in Miami, where he is seeded n°8. He lost to world No. 104 James Duckworth 6-3, 6-1 in 1 hour and 16 minutes. The Australian served 5 aces and had no break points to defend. Reilly Opelka, seeded No. 30, also went out, losing 6-4, 6-2 in 1 hour and seven minutes to Alexei Popyrin, the winner of the Singapore tournament. Both men served 25 aces in total (13 for Popyrin, 12 for Opelka), but only the Australian did not lose his serve in this match, with three break points saved. Grigor Dimitrov didn't last long in Florida either. The Bulgarian, seeded No. 9, was eliminated 7-5, 7-5 in 1 hour and 58 minutes by British player Cameron Norrie. Dimitrov led 5-3 in the first set before losing four games in a row, then lost his serve at 5-5 in the second set on a shutout, and thus the match a few minutes later. Doha winner Nikoloz Basilashvili, seeded No. 27, also disappeared on Friday after losing 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in 2 hours and 12 minutes to Mikael Ymer in a match that featured 13 breaks. The end of the day was marked by the elimination of the world's 7th player and number 3 seed of the tournament, Alexander Zverev, who fell in three sets and 2h04 of play against Emil Ruusuvuori: 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. The German dominated the first set (3 aces, no break points to defend) and thought he was on his way to an easy victory, but he lost his nerve in the next two sets, especially on serve, conceding six breaks and committing seven double-faults. The Finn didn't need much more and took advantage of Zverev's numerous unforced errors to win. Medvedev and Khachanov in the third round Daniil Medvedev, the tournament's number one seed and a big favourite, made his debut on Friday, and he didn't miss a beat. The Russian spent just 56 minutes on court to defeat Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu, who had won his first match in nearly three years by winning his first round match. The world number 2 won 6-2, 6-2, serving 9 aces. He broke at 0-0 and 2-0 in the first and second sets. The loss of his serve at 4-1 in the second set was of no consequence, as he broke again in the next set. He will face Popyrin. His compatriot Karen Khachanov, seeded n°14, also went through in two sets: 6-3, 6-2 in 1h10 against Yannick Hanfmann. The Russian still lost his serve at 5-1 in the first set and 0-1 in the second, without damage. Taylor Fritz and Dusan Lajovic also have their rankings. The American, seeded No. 22, calmly won 6-2, 6-2 in 55 minutes against his compatriot Marcos Giron, without having a single break point to defend. The Serb, seeded No. 16, defeated Ernesto Escobedo 6-2, 6-3 in 1 hour and 13 minutes, saving both break points that the American had. Jan-Lennard Struff made good on his No. 31 seeded position by beating Ricardas Berankis 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 39 minutes. He will face Roberto Bautista Agut, who benefited from Lloyd Harris' withdrawal. Alexander Bublik, seeded No. 32, won 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes against Lazlo Djere. After having beaten Caroline Garcia, 3-6 6-4 6-0, Simona Halep has now announced that she will not continue the competition because of a shoulder injury. Her withdrawal has let a big space in the WTA tournament.