MIAMI – World number one Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday.
Miami MastersMen’s singles resultsRamos bt Blake 6-4,2-6, 7-5Simon bt Žemlja 6-4, 6-4Melzer bt Kamke 6-7,6-3, 6-4Tipsarevic bt Anderson 4-6,7-6, 6-0Women’s singlesIvanovic bt Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-3Errani bt Halep 6-1, 6-0Vinci bt Suárez 5-7,6-4, 6-4Cirstea bt Kerber 6-4, 6-0Cornet bt Davis 2-6, 6-3, 6-2Jankovic bt Petrova 7-6, 6-4MIAMI – World number one Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday.Serb Djokovic posted a 6-2 6-4 victory over India’s Somdev Devvarman and Sharapova turned back fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-2.Djkovic’s win set up a clash with German Tommy Haas, who beat Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-2."It was very difficult to kind of get into a rhythm because you couldn’t really serve at 100 percent,” Djokovic, the two-time defending champion, told reporters.The top-seeded Serb took 28 of his 31 first-serve points and faced just one break point in the 68-minute victory.Spain’s world number five David Ferrer outlasted Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1 7-5 and Japan’s Kei Nishikori, Ferrer’s next opponent, beat Xavier Malisse of Belgium 6-2 7-5.World number two Sharapova, who is on an eight-match winning streak, fell behind 3-1 in the first set but won 11 of the next 14 games to advance in straight sets.The third seed next faces Czech Klara Zakopalova, who beat Russia’s Maria Kirilenko 6-2 7-6.