Tommy Haas’ amazing resurgence to the top of men’s tennis continued on Tuesday night with a decisive straight-set win over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Miami Open.
Sony Open Tennis 2013 results: Novak Djokovic stunned by Tommy Haas
The 35-year-old took out the No. 1 player in the world on Tuesday night.
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Haas, 35 and the oldest player in the top 50, became the oldest player in the last 30 years to take down a No. 1. His next match will be in the quarterfinals against Gilles Simon. For Novak, the loss means he will not win a third straight Miami Open Titie.
Other results:
Andy Murray passed his biggest test yet in the 2013 Sony Open in Miami, as he defeated No. 19 Andreas Seppi, 6-2, 6-4, in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Murray won 28 of the first 31 points and took just 86 minutes to finish the match. As a result, Murray earned a berth in the semifinals and will take on Marin Cilic, a No. 9 seed.
Serena Williams showed no ill effects from the struggles of Monday’s match and soundly defeated Li Na of China in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (5), to move on in her quest to be the first female to win six titles in Miami.
The rest of Tuesday’s scores
ATP Singles - Fourth Round
No. 15 T Haas (GER) def. No. 1 N. Djokovic (SRB) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 A. Murray (GBR) def. No. 16 A. Seppi (ITA) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 D Ferrer (ESP) def. No. 13 K. Nishikori (JPN) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 T. Berdych (CZE) def. No. 17 S. Querrey (USA) 6-1, 6-1
No. 9 M. Cilic (CRO) def. No. 6 J. Tsonga (FRA) 7-5, 7-6(4)
No. 11 G. Simon (FRA) def. No. 7 J. Tipsarevic (SRB) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
No. 8 R. Gasquet (FRA) def. No. 10 N. Almagro (ESP) 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3)
J Melzer (AUT) def. A Ramos (ESP) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
WTA Singles - Quarterfinals
No. 1 S. Williams (USA) def. No. 5 L. Na (CHN) 6-3, 7-6(5)
No. 4 A. Radwanska (POL) def. No. 30 K. Flipkens (BEL) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
ATP Doubles - Quarterfinals
No. 8 M. Fyrstenberg (POL) / M. Matkowski (POL) def. No. 4 R. Lindstedt (SWE) / N. Zimonjic (SRB) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
WTA Doubles - Quarterfinals
No. 1 S. Errani (ITA) / R. Vinci (ITA) def. No. 7 B. Mattek-Sands (USA) / S. Mirza (IND) 6-1, 6-4
WC L Raymond (USA) / L Robson (GBR) def. No. 4 E Makarova (RUS) / E Vesnina (RUS) 6-3, 7-5
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