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Miami Open: Second seed Zverev goes down to Ferrer

Alexander Zverev, seeded second behind Serbian Novak Djokovic, coughed up a dozen double faults in the two-hour, 22-minute contest.

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24 March, 2019 09:12 IST

Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Miami Open in the second round, following his third-round exit at the Indian Wells Masters last week.   -  AFP

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24 March, 2019 09:12 IST

World number three Alexander Zverev was bundled out of the ATP and WTA Miami Open by Spanish veteran David Ferrer on Saturday, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Ferrer, ranked 155th in the world, is on a farewell tour in 2019, having said he'll play a limited number of ATP tournaments. He received a wild card into the Miami draw and advanced to a third-round meeting with American Frances Tiafoe, a 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5) winner over Miomir Kecmanovic.

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Zverev, seeded second behind Serbian Novak Djokovic, coughed up a dozen double faults in the two-hour, 22-minute contest.

The defeat follows the German's third-round exit at the Indian Wells Masters last week.

David Ferrer received a wild card into the Miami draw and advanced to a third-round meeting with American Frances Tiafoe.

 

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